Japan and the Reconstruction of East Asia (International Political Economy)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave
Published: February 23, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780333964330
Subjects: Political economy; c 1990 to c 2000; History; Business / Economics / Finance; History: American; Japan; Asia - Japan; General; International - Economics; Political Science / General; Asia - General; 1945-1989; East Asia; Economic policy; Foreign economic relations
First sentence: This book investigates the unfolding process of regionalism and regionalisation in East Asia, focussing on the leading role being played by Japan.
Description: "Dominic Kelly has written a fascinating study of Japanese policies designed to lead to the reconstruction of East Asia. He presents a detailed picture of Japanese activity in East Asia in the areas of production, finance, security and 'knowledge', and maps the historical context on which this activity rests. In doing so, Kelly sheds light on the increasingly powerful but imperfectly understood phenomenon of regionalism.

He goes on to identify the major fault-lines situated beneath both theoretical accounts of Japanese regionalism as well as 'real-world' predictions of its success or failure."--BOOK JACKET.