East Asia beyond Japan / Peter J. Katzenstein -- A decade of political torpor : when political logic trumps economic rationality / T.J. Pempel -- Students, slackers, singles, seniors, and strangers : transforming a family-nation / William W. Kelly and Merry I. White -- Immovable object? :...

"Decades of rapid economic growth in East Asia mask diverse national paths. Analyzing ten countries over forty years, the book identifies three major regime types and their discrete economic paradigms, some vastly successful, others mired in failure. In closing, the book shows how shifting...