the Second World: pivotal regions in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and East Asia … of nothing ; Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan : men behaving badly ; Afghanistan and Pakistan : taming south-central Asia …, black hole, and broken boundary ; Iran : virtues and vices ; Gulf streams ; Conclusion: Arabian sand dunes -- Pt. V: Asia …

In this paper, we investigate the degree of real economic interdependence between emerging Asia and major industrial … countries to shed light on the heated debate over the "decoupling" of emerging Asia. We first document the evolution of …, the reverse is also true. Output shocks from emerging Asia (and the People's Republic of China [PRC]) have a significant …