Asian Politics

Since the turn of the century there have been major changes across the economies of East Asia, as Japan has experienced two decades of economic slow-down, while China has become the second largest economy in the world. Bearing this in mind, is it even possible to formulate an East Asian development ..

East Asia is one of the world's most dynamic and diverse regions. In many ways it continues to become an increasingly coherent region through the inter-play of various integrative economic, political and socio-cultural processes. However, frictions and other forces such as globalisation are having a..

Plenty has been written about the political and economical aspects of regionalism, but the legal perspective has been neglected. East Asian Regionalism From a Legal Perspective is unique in synthesizing legal, economic and political analyses...

China's reforms are being hailed as a model of how to transform a centrally-planned economy. This book shows that reform is not a uniform process and has affected major groups in Chinese society in different ways...

The East Asian miracle, or its supposed demise, is always news. This book provides the first detailed analysis of the development of education and training systems in Asia, and the relationship with the process of economic growth...

Examining how the increasingly interdependent economic system has driven policy change and education reform, Ka Ho Mok assesses the impact of globalization on the education systems of key East Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the "tiger economies" of South Korea, Taiwan and Si..

Comparative research has shown that an increasing number of electoral campaigns are resembling those of the United States. This book examines the nature of electoral campaigns in East and Southeast Asia and examines whether there is an 'Asian style' of election campaigning...

Comparative research has shown that an increasing number of electoral campaigns are resembling those of the United States. This book examines the nature of electoral campaigns in East and Southeast Asia and examines whether there is an 'Asian style' of election campaigning...

_x005F_x000D_ This book focuses on Asia, where global demand for energy is now concentrated in the aspiring and rising powers of the region: China, India, Japan and South Korea, and also recognises the importance of Russia as a growing energy supplier. Contributions by experts in the field provide d..

This analysis of the evolving Sino-Russian relationship addresses global strategy, energy politics, national security, and Central Asian links. The book will provide a profile of current Sino-Russian relations as well as in-depth treatment of their background and global ramifications...

This book demonstrates how real efforts have been made to broaden and enhance the ties that bind Europe and Asia, which have given strength and importance to a relationship previously thought of as weak in the trilateral international system...

This title was first published in 1976..