For several decades, fast-growing East Asia has been the envy of the developing world. Not only has East Asia outperformed all other regions of the world, but it also recovered surprisingly swiftly from the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Nevertheless,...

Presents a comprehensive analysis of trends in the patterns of trade in Asia, assessing how they are likely to develop in the future. Informed by technical economic thinking, this book provides an examination of the influence of an economic superpower