FRANK B. TIPTON is an Associate Professor in the Department of History, University of Sydney.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsList of TablesPrologue: East and Southeast Asia and the Changing Balance of World Economic ForcesThe Age of Colonialism and Imperialism: From an External to an Internal DynamicThe Role of Markets: Peasant Families, Commercial Agriculture and ProtoindustrialisationAsian Elites in the Economy and in PoliticsThe First Asian Tiger: The Transformation of JapanAsian Economies, the International Economy and Development in the Interwar EraJapanese Imperialism and the Pacific WarAsian NationalismEconomics, Politics and Asian Development in the Postwar WorldHow much is there to Share? Population, Resources and ProductivityThe Dark Side: Women in Asian DevelopmentThe Developmental State in Asia: Japan and the Four TigersNew Tigers, New Dragons, New Giants? The State and Development in China and Southeast Asia.Epilogue: Can Growth Continue?Bibliography.

'Those who are looking for a standard text on the subject can be assured of this book's lively appeal.' - Sukhan Jackson, Asian Studies Association of Australia 2000 'In this textbook Tipton...shows not only competence in his summaries of the economic history of the states of East and Southeast Asia but also skill in his portrayal of the hypotheses of major theorists. His book promises to inform a new generation of undergraduates and also to enhance senior scholars' understanding of economic development in Asia...and in Europe.' - Stephen Hoadley, University of Auckland '...suitable for broad introductory courses balancing coverage of Japan, China, Korea and South-East Asia.' - Gilbert Rozman, The China Quarterly