This book examines the distinctive evolution of the political and economic relationships of East Asia. It does this by placing East Asian development in the uni

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After World War II, Japan reinvented itself as a shipbuilding powerhouse and began its rapid ascent in the global economy. Its expansion strategy integrated raw

This clear and timely book presents the first sustained and structured analysis of globalization in the East Asian context, exploring the strategies used by Eas

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