The Dawn of the Pacific Century

Synopsis

This book is a bold affirmation of the Asian 'miracle' of development, an explanation of reasons for its success, and a review of its implications. As McCord reminds us, understanding why and how these nations have propelled themselves so far, so fast, is a key to anticipating the destiny of much of the rest of the world. Despite their interest, analysis have been confounded in attempts to explain Asian Development-without resources and colonies, without internal violence, and broadly distributing wealth as they have grown. Existing theories of development offer little guidance. Even explanations that look to the special circumstances of Asian countries have their weaknesses. Reviewing all of these explanations, McCord identifies a common group of socioeconomic values and policies shared by most of these nations. And these, he shows, tell us much. The Dawn of the Pacific Century convincingly makes the case for a genuinely Asian model of development-one that must be understood on its own terms. It should find a broad professional social science readership. In addition, those general readers who wish to learn from and understand the Asian challenge will find this book a good beginning.

Copyright:

1996

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

232 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000663884

Related ISBNs:

9780429338946, 9781138535053, 9781138535053, 9781560008866, 9780887383670, 9780887383670, 9781560008866, 9781138535053, 9781560008866, 9780887383670, 9780429338946

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

07/04/20

Copyrighted By:

N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

William McCord