MARK BEESON is Lecturer in the School of Modern Asian Studies, Griffith University. He has published extensively on Australia-Japan relations in particular and the political economy of the Asia Pacific more generally.

• List of Tables and Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Power, Institutions, and Political Rationalities Competing Capitalisms: Australia Competing Capitalisms: Japan The Regional Context Japanese Investment in Australia Japan and Australia: The Trade Relationship Competing Capitalisms: Theoretical and Policy Implications Conclusion: Competing Capitalisms in the Asia Pacific Bibliography Index

MARK BEESON is Lecturer in the School of Modern Asian Studies, Griffith University. He has published extensively on Australia-Japan relations in particular and the political economy of the Asia Pacific more generally.

• List of Tables and Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Power, Institutions, and Political Rationalities Competing Capitalisms: Australia Competing Capitalisms: Japan The Regional Context Japanese Investment in Australia Japan and Australia: The Trade Relationship Competing Capitalisms: Theoretical and Policy Implications Conclusion: Competing Capitalisms in the Asia Pacific Bibliography Index