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Northeast Asia
Chinese Corporate Governance: History and Institutional Framework - 2008
The Chinese economy has been growing rapidly in recent years, as the nation has moved toward a stronger role for private enterprise and capitalism.
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Cover: Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise — 2008
China's economic, military, and diplomatic power has been on the rise, and many worry that it is nudging aside U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
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South Korea's Miraculous Democracy - 2008
Despite South Korea's messy democratic trajectory, it has miraculously achieved consolidation.
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A Comparison of the Health Systems in China and India - 2008
This paper compares the health systems of China and India to determine what approaches to improving health in these two countries do and do not work.
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Modernizing the North Korean System: Objectives, Method, and Application – 2008
Charles Wolf, Jr., Norman D. Levin
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Education and the Asian Surge: A Comparison of the Education Systems in India and China – 2008
Charles A. Goldman, Krishna B. Kumar, Ying Liu
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Talking to the Enemy - Track Two Diplomacy in the Middle East and South Asia - 2007
Dalia Dassa Kaye
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Getting the Policies Right - The Prioritization and Sequencing of Policies in Post-Conflict Countries - 2007
Anga R. Timilsina
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Banking System Reform in China - The Challenges of Moving Toward a Market-Oriented Economy
Kumiko Okazaki
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Building Moderate Muslim Networks - 2007
Angel Rabasa, Cheryl Benard, Lowell H. Schwartz, Peter Sickle
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China Rural Health Insurance Experiment: Final Report - 2007
Shan Cretin, Albert P. Williams, Jeffrey Sine
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Advances Underway in China’s Defense Industries - 2006
Roger Cliff
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A Brief Analysis of the Republic of Korea’s Defense Reform Plan - 2006
Bruce Bennett
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Asian Countries Are Divided About U.S. Security Intentions in Central Asia - 2006
Rollie Lal
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Central Asia and Its Asian Neighbors: Security and Commerce at the Crossroads - 2006
Rollie Lal
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Challenges to China’s Internal Security Strategy - 2006
Murray Scot Tanner
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Chinese Responses to U.S. Military Transformation and Implications for the Department of Defense - 2006
James C. Mulvenon, Murray Scot Tanner, Michael S. Chase, Dave Frelinger, David C. Gompert, Martin C. Libicki, Kevin L. Pollpeter
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Chasing the Dragon: Assessing China’s System of Export Controls for WMD-Related Goods and Technologies - 2005
Evan S. Medeiros
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China on the Move: A Franco-American Analysis of Emerging Chinese Strategic Policies and Their Consequences for Transatlantic Relations - 2005
David C. Gompert, Francois Godement, Evan Medeiros and James C. Mulvenon
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China’s Military Modernization and the Cross-Strait Balance - 2005
Roger Cliff
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Chinese Government Responses to Rising Social Unrest - 2005
Murray Scot Tanner
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Forecasting China's Military Spending Through 2025 - 2005
Keith Crane, Roger Cliff, Evan S. Medeiros, James C. Mulvenon, William H. Overholt
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Hong Kong or Shanghai? - 2005
William H. Overholt
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Japan’s Space Program: A Fork in the Road? - 2005
Steven Berner
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Managing Change: China and the United States in 2025 - 2005
Harold Brown
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Modernizing China's Military: Opportunities and Constraints - 2005
Keith Crane, Roger Cliff, Evan S. Medeiros, James C. Mulvenon and William H. Overholt
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A New Direction for China's Defense Industry - 2005
Evan S. Medeiros, Roger Cliff, Keith Crane and James C. Mulvenon
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North Korean Paradoxes: Circumstances, Costs, and Consequences of Korean Unification - 2005
Charles Wolf, Jr., Kamil Akramov
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Strategic Choices in Science and Technology: Korea in the Era of a Rising China - 2005
Somi Seong and Steven W. Popper
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Ambivalent Allies? A Study of South Korean Attitudes Toward the U.S. - 2004
Eric V. Larson, Norman D. Levin, Seonhae Baik, Bogdan Savych
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Analyzing China's Defense Industries and the Implications for Chinese Military Modernization - 2004
Evan S. Medeiros
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Do the Ties Still Bind? The U.S.-ROK Security Relationship After 9/11 - 2004
Norman Levin
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The Hong Kong Legislative Election of September 12, 2004: Assessment and Implications - 2004
William Overholt
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The Lessons of the Asian and Latin American Financial Crises for Chinese Bond Markets - 2004
William H. Overholt
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Proceedings of the 6th Annual RAND-China Reform Forum Conference, August 28-29, 2003 - 2004
William Overholt, Angang Hu, Edward Leamer, Renwei Huang, Benjamin Zycher, Yuanlong Wang, K.C. Yeh, Fanzhang Huang, John Despres, Gary Hufbauer, Harold Brown, Jisi Wang, Richard Baum
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Science and Technology Research and Development Capacity in Japan: Observations from Leading U.S. Researchers and Scientists - 2004
Anny Wong, Aruna Balakrishnan, James Garulski, Thor Hogan, Eric Landree and Maureen McArthur
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Shanghaied? The Economic and Political Implications of the Flow of Information Technology and Investment Across the Taiwan Strait - 2004
Michael S. Chase, Kevin L. Pollpeter, James C. Mulvenon
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U.S.-China Security Management: Assessing the Military-to-Military Relationship - 2004
Kevin Pollpeter
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America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq - 2003
James Dobbins, John G. McGinn, Keith Crane, Seth G. Jones, Rollie Lal, Andrew Rathmell, Rachel Swanger, and Anga Timilsina
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China’s Economic and Political Impact on South Asia - 2003
Rollie Lal
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China’s New Diplomacy - 2003
Evan S. Madeiros and M. Taylor Fravel, Foreign Affairs, November/December 2003
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Fault Lines in China's Economic Terrain - 2003
Charles Wolf, Jr., K. C. Yeh, Benjamin Zycher, Nicholas Eberstadt, Sung-Ho Lee
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The Information Revolution in Asia - 2003
Nina Hachigian and Lily Wu
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Phase Transition in Korea-U.S. Science and Technology Relations - 2003
Caroline Wagner, Anny Wong, SungHo Lee, Irene Brahmakulam
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A Poverty of Riches: New Challenges and Opportunities in PLA Research - 2003
James C. Mulvenon and Andrew N.D. Yang, editors
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The ROK-U.S. Alliance: Where Is It Headed? - 2003
Kim Dong Shin, Strategic Forum, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University Press, No. 197, April 2003
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The Availability of Child Care Centers in China and Its Impact on Child Care and Maternal Work Decisions - 2002
M.Rebecca Kilburn, Ashlesha Datar
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An Evaluation of Universal Health Insurance in the Elderly: Burden of Disease, Utilization, and Costs in the Republic of Korea - 2002
John W. Peabody, David A. Robalino, Jin Ho Kin
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Excerpts from the U.S.-China Security Review Commission Hearings - 2002
Charles Wolf, Jr.
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Linking Effectively: International Cooperation in Science and Technology - 2002
Caroline Wagner, Linda Staheli, James Kadtke, Edward H. Silber, Anny Wong
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The People's Liberation Army as Organization: Reference Volume v1.0 - 2002
Editors: James C. Mulvenon and Andrew N. D. Yang
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Preparing for an Aging World (Chinese version) - 2002
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The South Korean Debate Over Policies Toward North Korea: Internal Dynamics - 2002
Norman D. Levin and Yong-Sup Han
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The South Korean Debate over Policies toward North Korea: Issues and Implications - 2002
Norman D. Levin and Yong-Sup Han
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Straddling Economics and Politics: Cross-Cutting Issues in Asia, the United States, and the Global Economy - 2002
Charles Wolf, Jr.
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Sunshine in Korea: The South Korean Debate over Policies Toward North Korea - 2002
Norman D. Levin and Yong-Sup Han
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You've Got Dissent! Chinese Dissident Use of the Internet and Beijing's Counter-Strategies - 2002
Michael S. Chase, James C. Mulvenon
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