Capitalist Restructuring and the Pacific Rim

This book situates the evolution of the high growth economies along AsiasPacific Rim after the Second World War within broader global political andeconomic chan... » 

This book situates the evolution of the high growth economies along AsiasPacific Rim after the Second World War within broader global political andeconomic changes. Specifically it charts the growth of capitalist economies inthe region throughout periodic crises and successive waves of restructuringand links changes in the world economy to shifts in the domestic politicaleconomies of East and Southeast Asia. It suggests that the financial crisis of199798 laid the basis for a new phase of regional economic integration inPacificAsia.Key issues examined include comparison of patterns of state intervention and industrial organization inindividual countries history of US power in the region analysis of class and statesociety relations how shifts in regional dynamics can effect changes in the world economyThrough this detailed analysis of regional economic growth and integrationsince 1945 Capitalist Restructuring and the Pacific Rim concludes that thecontinued accumulation of capital in East and Southeast Asia is undermining thematerial foundations of US power.This comprehensive survey of the emergence of Asias Pacific Rim will intrigueand inform scholars of Asian Studies Sociology and Development Studies alike. «