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Asia has been an ideological battleground between capitalism and communism, between nationalism and Westernization and between the nation-state and globalization. This book is a history of the Asian region from 1945 to 2003, which delineates the various ideological battles over Asia's development. The subjects covered include: theories of development; decolonization; US political and economic intervention; the effects of communism; the end of the Cold War; the rise of neo-liberalism; Asia after the crisis; and Asia in the era of globalization. Broad in sweep and rich in theory and empirical detail, this study gives an account of the growth of the "Asian miracle" and its turbulent position in the global economy of the 21st century.
Contents:
Introduction: Theories of Progress and the Nation-State System The Transformation of Asia and the Changing Global Order I: Asia and the Development Debate I: Neo-Liberalism and History, Theories of Capitalism I: "The Great Transformation", Theories of Capitalism II: "The New Asian Industrialism". The Transformation of Asia and the Changing Global Order II: Asia and the Development Debate II: Eurocentrism and History, Power and Progress I: The Modernization Project and the Nation-State System, Power and Progress II: The Globalization Project and the Nation-State System, Conclusion: Theories of Progress and the Nation-State System. Part I - The Modernization Project 1. The US Hegemony and National Development 1.1 Decolonization, the Cold War and the Nation-State System I 1.1.1 The Origins of National Development 1.1.2 U.S. Hegemony and the Creation of an International Framework for National Development I 1.1.3 U.S. Hegemony and the Creation of an International Framework for National Development II 1.2 Decolonization, the Cold War and the Nation-State System II 1.2.1 The Bandung Spirit 1.2.2 The Bandung Era and Third Worldism I 1.2.3 The Bandung Era and Third Worldism II 1.2.4 Conclusion: U.S. Hegemony and National Development 2. Development Economics 2.1 The Spectre of Communism and the Pursuit of Progress I: The Rise of Development Economics 2.1.1 The Golden Age of Development Economics 2.1.2 The Center for International Studies and the Cold War in Asia I 2.1.2 The Center for International Studies and the Cold War in Asia II 2.2 The Spectre of Communism and the Pursuit of Progress II: The Fall of Development Economics 2.2.1 The "Gradual Revolution" I: Nehruvian Socialism and National Development in India 2.2.2 The "Gradual Revolution" II: The Center for International Studies and the Cold War in India 2.2.3 From the "Gradual Revolution" to the Green Revolution: The Waning of Nehruvian Socialism in India 2.2.4 The End of the Golden Age of Development Economics 2.2.5 Conclusion: Development Economics 3. Modernization Theory 3.1 The Cold War and Nation-Building I: The Making of Modernization Theory 3.1.1 The Origins of Modernization Theory 3.1.2 The Rise of Asian Studies 3.1.3 The Japanese Model I: "A Web With No Spider" 3.1.4 The Challenge of "Guerrilla Communism" in Southeast Asia I: Malaysia 3.2 The Cold War and Nation-Building II: The Militarization of Modernization Theory. (Part contents.)