Straddling Economics and Politics
Cross-Cutting Issues in Asia, the United States, and the Global Economy
This collection of essays examines the case for and against globalization, the effects of U.S. economic and foreign policy, and numerous issues related to Asian economics and politics. Published in prominent journals and news media between 1996 and 2001, these cross-cutting essays are as relevant today as when they were first written. The author provides remarkable insight into the economic and military directions in which particular countries or regions are moving, and what these movements portend for the future.
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- Year: 2002
- Series: Monograph Reports
Contents
Foreword PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Part I: The Global Economy
Chapter 1
Globalization: Meaning and Measurement PDF
Chapter 2
Globalization: Less Than Meets the Eye PDF
Chapter 3
Financial Crises and the Challenge of "Moral Hazard" PDF
Chapter 4
The Morning After PDF
Chapter 5
Financial Flu Isn't Contagious PDF
Chapter 6
History Hasn't Ended: the Struggle Between Markets and Governments Resumes PDF
Chapter 7
The WTO Controversy: Exaggerated Fears and Unrealistic Hopes PDF
Chapter 8
Economic Facts Point to a Weak Euro PDF
Chapter 9
E Pluribus Incertum Unum PDF
Chapter 10
The Crisis of George Soros PDF
Part II: The U.S. Economy and Foreign Policy
Chapter 11
Whether and When to Intervene PDF
Chapter 12
Tax Cuts, Debt Reduction, and "Fairness": Why Tax Reduction Is No More "Unfair" Than Debt Reduction PDF
Chapter 13
False Alarms About the U.S. Trade Deficit PDF
Chapter 14
Two Deficits That Just Don't Matter PDF
Chapter 15
Taxes, Trade, and Growth PDF
Part III: Asian Economics and Politics
Chapter 16
Are "Asian Values" Really That Unique? PDF
Chapter 17
Through a Hazy Crystal Ball: Asia's Economic Outlook, 1997-2020 PDF
Chapter 18
Asia in 2015 PDF
Chapter 19
The Accumulation of Military Capital in Asia and the United States, 1997-2015 PDF
Chapter 20
Too Much Government Control PDF
Chapter 21
The End of Asia's Economic Crisis PDF
Chapter 22
When Good News Isn't Newsworthy PDF
Chapter 23
Asia's Dramatic Recovery PDF
Chapter 24
China After Deng PDF
Chapter 25
Why China's 8 Percent Growth Target Is Not Good News PDF
Chapter 26
China's Devaluation: Whether, When, How Much? PDF
Chapter 27
China's Hierarchs Face a Critical Dilemma PDF
Chapter 28
Communists and Capitalists in China: Who Will Co-Opt Whom? PDF
Chapter 29
China Continues Its Fitful March Toward Capitalism PDF
Chapter 30
One China Three Systems? PDF
Chapter 31
Restarting Cross-Strait Relations: Beyond the Dialogue of the Deaf PDF
Chapter 32
Curing Japan's Economic Malaise PDF
Chapter 33
Long-Term Prospects for Japan PDF
Chapter 34
New Therapies for Japan's Economic Sclerosis PDF
Chapter 35
Japan's Comfortable Stagnation PDF
Chapter 36
How to Defend Japan While "Engaging" China PDF
Chapter 37
When a Balance of Power Can Be Destabilizing PDF
Chapter 38
Managing the Costs of Korean Reunification- If It Occurs PDF
Index PDF
Authors
About the Author PDF
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