East Asia and Globalization

By (author) Samuel S. Kim

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Publication date:

25 October 2000

Length of book:

272 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9780742577602

This clear and timely book presents the first sustained and structured analysis of globalization in the East Asian context, exploring the strategies used by East Asian countries to cope with the forces of globalization. Eschewing both neoliberal OhyperglobalizationO chants and neorealist OglobaloneyO castigation, the authors integrate a broad conceptual framework with region- and country-specific case studies. Specifically, the book poses and addresses three major questions about East AsiaOs globalization. First, it identifies the range of contending conceptualizations of globalization that have underpinned the regionOs changing and contradictory views in the 1990s. Second, the book critically probes the discrepancy between promise and performance_the myths and realities_of East Asian globalization and the complex interaction of challenges and responses. Third, the authors evaluates the impacts and consequences of globalization for East AsiaOs political, economic, social, cultural, ecological, and security development. These questions clarify the often-murky nature, challenges, responses, and consequences of globalization, especially in light of the Asian financial crisis and moves toward recovery.
This is a comprehensive theoretical and empirical study of globalization in the context of East Asia. The book provides an excellent guide for understanding the challenges and opportunities posed by globalization. It should be required reading for anyonewho wishes to explore the key issues in East Asia and globalization....