Rise of East Asia

Mark T. Berger is Lecturer in Asian Studies and Programme Chair of Development Studies in the School of Humanities at Murdoch University, Western Australia. Douglas A. Borer is Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

• Introduction: The rise of East Asia: Critical visions of the Pacific Century Part I Asia-Pacific nations 1 The end of the miracle: Japanese politics in the post-Cold War era 2 Global power or East Asian tinderbox? China in the post-Deng, post-Cold War era 3 From neo-mercantilism to globalism: the changing role of the state and South Korea’s economic prowess 4 The new Eurasian state: Russia, the forgotten Pacific player 5 Fragmented visions of Asia’s next Tiger: Vietnam in the Pacific Century 6 The politics of ethnicity and post-Cold War Malaysia: the dynamics of an ethnic state 7 Post-Cold War Indonesia and the revenge of history: the colonial legacy, nationalist visions and global capitalism 8 Anticipating the Pacific Century? Australian responses to realignments in the Asia-Pacific Part II Asia-Pacific patterns 9 The romance of Asian capitalism: Geography, desire and Chinese business 10 Localized spaces, globalized places: virtual community and geo-economics in the Asia-Pacific 11 The triumph of the East? The East Asian Miracle and post-Cold War capitalism Conclusion: The coming of the Pacific Century: the Cold War and after in the Asia-Pacific