East Asia

About: East Asia is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 17591 publications have been published within this topic receiving 274073 citations. The topic is also known as: Eastern Asia.

Foreign Direct Investment in East Asia and Latin America: Is there a People's Republic of China Effect?

Abstract: In recent years, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world. Many analysts and government officials in the developing world have increasingly expressed concerns that they are losing competitiveness to PRC. Is PRC diverting FDI from other developing countries? In this paper, the authors explore this important research and policy issue empirically. They focus our studies on East and Southeast Asia as well as Latin America, and control for the standard determinants of their inward direct investment. They then add PRC's inward foreign direct investment as an indicator of the "PRC Effect". Estimation of the coefficient associated with the PRC Effect proxy gives us indications about the existence of the PRC Effect. This paper was prepared for Latin America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific Economics and Business Association (LAEBA)'s First Annual Meeting held in Beijing, China on December 3rd-4th, 2004.

The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea: A Fragile Miracle

Abstract: This comprehensive and authoritative account of the development of the Korean economy combines an historical approach with a substantial treatment of the new economy. Its fresh analysis of the recent transition and systematic treatment of labour issues represent a significant contribution to the scholarship on the politics of development. It is an essential resource for students of comparative political economy and East Asian development.

East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History

Abstract: Designed for the East Asian history course, this text features the latest scholarship on the region and offers a range of cultural, political, economic and intellectual history. Coverage is balanced among East Asian regions, with approximately 20 per cent of the text focused on Korea, an area that has become increasingly important in East Asian courses and in world politics. Special attention is devoted to coverage of gender and material culture - themes that are reinforced through the text's pedagogical features. Colour inserts illustrate the rich artistic heritage of East Asia and bolster the coverage of material culture.

South Korean and Taiwanese development and the new institutional economics

Abstract: The publication of books by both Alice Amsden and Robert Wade provide an opportune moment to reflect on the study of East Asian development.' After an initial surge of interest beginning in the 1970s, the field has reached a plateau, and scholars recently have cast a wide net in searching for ways to extend the field. In assessing the "state of the art" regarding the economic development of the East Asian newly industrialized countries (NICs), this review will treat three themes. First, I will argue that the focus on states versus markets is becoming stale and that much of the scholarly interest lies in the politics behind the economics. Second, I argue that political scientists have underexplored the historical origins of Korean and Taiwanese capitalism and that such attention promises to strengthen both theories and explanations of development. Third, I argue that the international system has been more important in promoting development in East Asia than accounts in the "first wave" have recognized. The purpose of this review is to assess the field, reveal

Shadow Education in Europe: Growing Prevalence, Underlying Forces, and Policy Implications:

Abstract: Purpose:Private supplementary tutoring, widely known as shadow education, has long been visible in East Asia, and now has spread to other parts of the world including Europe. This article maps the ...