Globalization in the Asian Region

Edited by Gloria Davies, Senior Lecturer, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Chris Nyland, Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Australia

'For anyone seeking a diverse range of perspectives on globalisation in the Asia-Pacific region, this collection of highly readable essays is a good place to start. Focusing on individual countries, the chapters examine the specific modalities of global integration and the responses of different sections of society in each country. The authors address questions of major importance for democratic societies, such as: the connection between globalisation and the rise of religious extremism; whether globalisation is in reality a new form of imperial preference; who the winners and losers are. These are complemented by three short case studies dealing with Indonesia's unrealised potential, foreign investment in China and patterns in the movement of people between Hong Kong and the mainland. The essays provide a rich source of thought-provoking analysis of the complex cultural and political responses arising from both opportunities provided by globalisation and its more negative impacts.'

• Contents: Preface Views of Globalization, Empire and Asia: An Introduction 1. ‘Globalization’ After 9/11 and the Iraq War: Implications for Asia and the Pacific 2. Terrorism as a Global Phenomenon: The Southeast Asian Experience 3. Globalization and Poverty 4. The Impact of Globalization on Malaysia 5. (Case Study 1) Globalization and the Indonesian Economy: Unrealized Potential 6. Globalization and Hindutva: India’s Experience with Global Economic and Political Integration 7. Australian Roadmaps to Globalism: Explaining the Shift from Multilateralism to Imperial Preference 8. Globalization: A New Zealand Perspective 9. Globalization and Japan after the Bubble 10. Globalization, Late Industrialization and China’s Accession to the WTO: A Critical Perspective on Close Integration 11. (Case Study 2) A Glimpse of FDI in China and Related Issues 12. (Case Study 3) The Movement of People: Interflows between Hong Kong and Mainland China Index