Rethinking Asia's economic miracle : the political economy of war, prosperity, and crisis

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 and offers his own original analysis which emphasises the role played by the Cold War and the general geopolitical context. Features: A major new contribution to understanding the Asian 'miracle' and 'crisis' taking a broader and more historical view. Covers all seven 'miracle' economies of East and Southeast Asia - Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand--Publisher's blurb. Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-267) and index. xii, 276 pages : map ; 23 cm