1 The Chinese Birdcage -- 2 Western Triumphalism -- 3 China as the World's Factory -- 4 Housing Bubbles across the … 1980s, China quickly became the world’s factory floor...but powerful political leaders envisioned a world in which the … market economy would be trapped within the confines of a planned economy. With China’s admission into the World Trade …

paper aims to identify the trade agenda that represents Asia's concerns for the global and regional trading system. Asia, in … particular East Asia, has played an important role in evolving the global production and trade networks. The regional production … network in East Asia became the major transmission mechanism of the crisis, resulting in a trade collapse, but Asia …

The prospects and value of economic integration and regionalism in Asia are increasingly evident in what could turn out …, security concerns and political themes pertinent to Asia in general, and to East Asia in particular. The book features … and culture. They address various issues including the application of European experiences to Asia, and blend regional …

This collection of essays examines the case for and against globalization, the effects of U.S. economic and foreign …