East Asia and Globalization

This clear and timely book presents the first sustained and structured analysis of globalization in the East Asian context, exploring the strategies used by East Asian countries to cope with the forces of globalization. Eschewing both neoliberal hyperglobalizationO chants and neorealist globaloneyO castigation, the authors integrate a broad conceptual framework with region- and country-specific case studies. The book first identifies the range of contending conceptualizations of globalization that have underpinned the regionAIs changing and contradictory views in the 1990s. It then critically probes the discrepancy between promise and performance-the myths and realities-of Asian globalization and the complex interaction of challenges and responses. Finally, it evaluates the impacts and consequences of globalization for East AsiaAIs political, economic, social, cultural, ecological, and security development. These questions clarify the often-murky nature, challenges, responses, and consequences of globalization, especially in light of the Asian financial crisis and moves toward recovery.