Smaller states' alignment choices: a comparative study of Malaysia and Singapore' Hedgine behavior in the face of a rising China / Kuik Cheng-chwee.
Material type: TextPublication details: Eisenhower Parkway: Proquest, 2010.Description: xii , illustration : 391 pages ; 22cmISBN:- 9781244578456 (pbk.):
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It contends that the enduring uncertainty at the systemic level has compelled the states to hedge by pursuing contradictory, mutually counteracting transactions of 'returns-maximizing' and 'risk-contingency' options, which seek to offset the potential drawbacks of one another, as a way to project a non-taking-sides stance while keeping their own fallback position at a time when the prospect of power structure is far from clear.
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