Rethinking Asia's Economic Miracle The Political Economy of War, Prosperity and Crisis

by Stubbs, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780333964613
• ISBN10: 0333964616
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-05
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Was it mere chance that the most successful economies of the second half of the twentieth century were all found in East and Southeast Asia, a region of world consumed by confrontation and conflict? In this important contribution to understanding both the Asian economic miracle and the 1997-8 crisis, Richard Stubbs provides a systematic assessment of the main explanations to date, offering his own original analysis which emphasizes the role played by the Cold War and the general geopolitical context.

Author Biography

Richard Stubbs is Professor of Political Science, McMaster University, Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction * The Old Order and its Destruction * Saved by the Korean War * The Cold War Years * The Vietnam War as Economic Catalyst * Enter Japan * Liberalization, Crisis, and Regionalism * Conclusion