Asian Century... on a Knife-Edge : A 360 Degree Analysis of Asia's Recent Economic Development.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: West, John.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2018.
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&amp
  • D
  • 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.