Regionalism and Rivalry: Japan and the United States in Pacific Asia - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0226259994 ISBN 13 : 9780226259994

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1994

Synopsis

As Japan's newfound economic power leads to increased political power, there is concern that Japan may be turning East Asia into a regional economic bloc to rival the U.S. and Europe. In Regionalism and Rivalry, leading economists and political scientists address this concern by looking at three central questions: Is Japan forming a trading bloc in Pacific Asia? Does Japan use foreign direct investment in Southeast Asia to achieve national goals? Does Japan possess the leadership qualities necessary for a nation assuming greater political responsibility in international affairs?

The authors contend that although intraregional trade in East Asia is growing rapidly, a trade bloc is not necessarily forming. They show that the trade increase can be explained entirely by factors independent of discriminatory trading arrangements, such as the rapid growth of East Asian economies. Other chapters look in detail at cases of Japanese direct investment in Southeast Asia and find little evidence of attempts by Japan to use the power of its multinational corporations for political purposes. A third group of papers attempt to gauge Japan's leadership characteristics. They focus on Japan's "technology ideology," its contributions to international public goods, international monetary cooperation, and economic liberalization in East Asia.

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À propos des auteurs

Jeffrey Frankel is the James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and a research associate of the NBER.

Jeffrey A. Frankel is professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Miles Kahler is professor in the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226259994
• ISBN 13: 9780226259994
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 488
• Éditeur: Frankel Jeffrey A., Kahler Miles
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