Myths of the meltdown: the curious case of the developmental state in the Asia Pacific
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TextSeries: London defence studies ; no 48Publication details: London: Centre for Defence Studies, 1999Description: 62pSubject(s): Summary: An excellent short account of some of the facts and figures associated with the Asian economic boom and collapse. Pays particular attention to the role of the state dominated economic giants of NE Asia investing in SE Asian countries to take advantage of cheap labour, the efforts by SE Asian states to exclude their large ethnic Chinese minorities from political power, and their need to use these same excluded groups to run large and small commercial enterprises that the "Bumis" seemed unable to cope with. Finally looks at some of the implications for regional security of the resurgence of ethnic tensions.
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An excellent short account of some of the facts and figures associated with the Asian economic boom and collapse. Pays particular attention to the role of the state dominated economic giants of NE Asia investing in SE Asian countries to take advantage of cheap labour, the efforts by SE Asian states to exclude their large ethnic Chinese minorities from political power, and their need to use these same excluded groups to run large and small commercial enterprises that the "Bumis" seemed unable to cope with. Finally looks at some of the implications for regional security of the resurgence of ethnic tensions.
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