Asian Century... on a Knife-Edge : A 360 Degree Analysis of Asia's Recent Economic Development.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,
2018.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- US Reboots Post-war Asia
- From Asian Renaissance to Asian Century Hype
- From Asian Century Hype to Donald J. Trump
- Trump Administration Moves into Action
- Taking Stock of Asia's Economic and Social Development
- Seven Challenges for an Asian Century
- What Next for the Asian Century?
- Part I: Taking Stock of Asia's Economic and Social Development
- Chapter 2: Asia's Stunted Economic Development
- What Is the Outlook for Asia's Catch Up Economies?
- Size Matters, But Not 100%
- Japan Almost Made It!
- Korea: The Chaebol Republic
- China's Conundrums
- India: A Slow Burner
- Indonesia's Oligarchy
- Vietnam, the Next China?
- Concluding Comments
- Chapter 3: Asia's Mythical Middle-Class Society
- Asia's Stunted Middle Class
- Middle Class in Manila
- Escaping Extreme Poverty
- Inequality Holds Back Asia's Poverty Reduction
- Asia's Precariat
- Surviving on the Threshold of Poverty in Bangladesh
- Poverty in the Midst of Prosperity: The Case of Singapore
- Japan's Two-Track Job Market and Vulnerability
- A Deeper Look at Poverty Reduction and Asia's Toilet Crisis
- A Deeper Look at Poverty Reduction and the Impact of Natural Disasters
- Asia's Education Divide
- Asia's Digital Divide
- Asia's Appalling Human Rights
- Happiness and Asia's Middle Class
- The Rise of Asia's Super Rich
- Part II: Seven Challenges for an Asian Century
- Chapter 4: Getting Better Value Out of Global Value Chains
- Birth of GVCs
- GVCs, a Fast Track to Development
- Hooking on to GVCs
- Asian Trade and Investment Liberalization
- Trans-Pacific Partnership
- Trump Trade Policy
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
- Climbing GVCs
- China's Efforts to Climb GVCs
- China's R&
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- China "Innovation Mercantilism"
- China's Outward FDI.
- China's Industrial Espionage
- Entrepreneurship in China
- Asia's Weak Participation in GVCs for Services
- Risks and Challenges of GVC-Based Development
- The Quest for Socially Responsible GVCs
- Chapter 5: Making the Most of Urbanization's Potential
- Insights from Sir W. Arthur Lewis
- Labor Unrest in China
- China's Urban Apartheid
- Urban Poverty and Slums
- Dharavi, India's Most Famous Slum
- Indonesia's Infrastructure Crisis
- Asia's Urban Environmental Disaster
- Urbanization and Asia's Innovation Imperative
- Asia's Best City: Singapore Versus Hong Kong
- Chapter 6: Giving All Asians a Chance!
- LGBT Rights in Asia
- The Many Trials of Womanhood in Japan
- The Plight of South Asia's Women
- Asia's Missing Women
- Forced Child Marriage in South Asia
- Pakistan's Dishonorable Honor-Killing Epidemic
- Asia's Indigenous Peoples
- Indonesia's West Papuans
- China's Tibetans
- Dire Situation of China's Uighurs
- Sri Lanka Needs National Reconciliation
- India's Caste System Is Still Alive and Well
- Chapter 7: Solving Asia's Demographic Dilemmas
- Asia's Demographic Transitions
- India's Demographic Destiny
- East Asia's Fading Fertility
- China's "Two-Child Policy"
- Economic Costs of Asia's Aging Populations
- Social Policy Challenges of Asia's Aging Populations
- Korea's Shameful Demographic Drama
- Japan's Silver Democracy
- Japan's Immigration Imperative
- Toward a Multicultural Korea
- Chapter 8: Fixing Asia's Flawed Politics
- Asia's Democracy Deficit
- What's Holding Back Asia's Democratization?
- Will China Democratize?
- Korea's Corrupt Democracy
- Japan's Oligarchic Democracy
- Philippines' Populist Temptation
- Thailand, the Land of a Thousand Coups
- Military Hangs on in Myanmar
- Naïve Appeal of Authoritarian Government
- Why Democracy Matters, Even in Asia.
- Chapter 9: Combating Asia's Economic Crime
- Counterfeiting and Piracy
- Illegal Drug Production and Trafficking in Asia
- Environmental Crime
- Human Trafficking in Asia
- Human Smuggling
- Corruption in Asia
- Japan's Institutionalized Corruption
- Malaysia's Crime of the Century
- China's Cancerous Corruption
- Mongolia's Corruption Curse
- Lessons from Clean Singapore
- Money Laundering in Asia
- Cybercrime
- Chapter 10: Can Asian Countries Live Together in Peace and Harmony?
- US and Asia During the Cold War
- Rehabilitation of China
- Japan, from Chinese Friend to Foe
- Taiwan and China: It's Complicated
- Hong Kong and China: It's Even More Complicated
- North Korean Imbroglio
- China Snaffles the South China Sea from Its Southeast Asian Neighbors
- China Fractures ASEAN
- China's Leadership for Asian Infrastructure
- Belt and Road Initiative for a Sinocentric Asia
- Chinese and Indian Frictions
- Obama's Pivot to Asia
- Trump's Potshots at Asia
- The Future of Peace and Harmony in Asia
- Part III: Looking Ahead
- Chapter 11: What Next for the Asian Century?
- Can Asia Rise to the Challenge?
- The Donald Trump Collision
- A World with Increasingly Divergent Interests
- Risks of Conflict and Crisis
- Erratum to: Introduction
- Index.