ASIA RISING: WHO IS LEADING?

Published by World Scientific http://www.worldscibooks.com/eastasianstudies/6594.html

by Amitav Acharya (University of Bristol, UK)

China, India and Japan are among the biggest players in the global economy today. However, Asia's future depends not just on its impressive growth rates or its immense natural resources and human talent; rather, it also hinges on the quality of leadership provided by the major nations and associations of Asia, and their ability to overcome persisting rivalries and respond to new transnational challenges.

Conflict and cooperation are the two central themes of this book ?a collection of commentaries and opinion pieces by Professor Amitav Acharya from various newspapers and publications from 2002 to 2006. It covers a wide range of issues such as the rise of China, Asia's leadership legacy and the role of ASEAN. Also discussed are the fate of democracy in Asia, and the implications of transnational dangers and the changing world order for Asia.

Contents:
China's Rise and the East Asian Community
A Historical Legacy
Transnational Dangers
ASEAN: Regressing or Reinventing?
Democracy and Regional Order
The Changing World Order: Implications for Asia

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, academics in Asian studies and political science. Government ministries and diplomats. General readers interested in current affairs and the Asian region.

Analyzes Asia's rise and the relations among its leading economies,China, India and Japan

Examines Asia's leadership abilities by looking at the 1955 BandungConference?

Discusses the role of ASEAN in the new world order?Highlights the challenges and dangers facing Asia as it looks toestablish itself as the world leader in the 21st century

Analyzes Asia's rise and the relations among its leading economies,China, India and Japan?Examines Asia's leadership abilities by looking at the 1955 BandungConference?Discusses the role of ASEAN in the new world order?

Highlights the challenges and dangers facing Asia as it looks toestablish itself as the world leader in the 21st century
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216pp
Pub. date: Jan 2008
ISBN 978-981-277-133-9(pbk)981-277-133-6(pbk)
US$25 / £14