Beyond Japan: The Dynamics of East Asian Regionalism (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
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    Beyond Japan: The Dynamics of East Asian Regionalism (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)

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    ASIN: 0801472504

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    Have Japan's relative economic decline and China's rapid ascent altered the dynamics of Asian regionalism? Peter Katzenstein and Takashi Shiraishi, the editors of Network Power, one of the most comprehensive volumes on East Asian regionalism in the 1990s, present here an impressive new collection that brings the reader up to date.

    This book argues that East Asia's regional dynamics are no longer the result of a simple extension of any one national model. While Japanese institutional structures and political practices remain critically important, the new East Asia now under construction is more than, and different from, the sum of its various national parts. At the outset of a new century, the interplay of Japanese factors with Chinese, American, and other national influences is producing a distinctively new East Asian region.
    Asian Regionalism (Cornell East Asia Series)
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      Asian Regionalism (Cornell East Asia Series)

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      ASIN: 1885445075

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      Regionalism is of growing relevance to the political economy of Asia-Pacific. In the wake of the Asian financial crisis, this timely volume investigates in four different chapters the dynamics of Asian regionalism during the 1980s and 1990s. Specifically, it focuses on Japanese and Chinese business networks in Northeast and Southeast Asia and the effects of economic, monetary and financial policies on regional cooperation. Asian regionalism is an important factor that both complements and shapes corporate strategies and government policies in a globalizing economy.
      Southeast Asia: Diversity and Development
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      This comprehensive survey of Southeast Asia addresses the specific problems related to the uneven economic development of the region versus the rest of the world and within the context of the geography, history, culture, society, and economics of that region. While the emphasis is on the present, it examines the past as a means of understanding current patterns. Addressing the latest issues and developments relating to Southeast Asia, this book also presents the indigenous culture, external forces, population and settlement characteristics, and economic patterns of the region. The book covers a wide range of settings and conditions, from the chaos and isolation of the politics in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia to the economic development in Singapore. It also presents the inequality and poverty in nations where economic progress has been recorded. An essential resource for anyone doing business in Southeast Asia, or traveling to the region.

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      East Asian Economic Regionalism: Feasibilities and Challenges
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        East Asian Economic Regionalism: Feasibilities and Challenges

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        ASIN: 0387243305

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        Economic regionalism has become a worldwide phenomenon. Since the Asian financial crisis, East Asian countries are accelerating the ongoing market-driven economic integration as well as institutional economic integration. The question is whether East Asia can reach an East Asian FTA (EAFTA), which is the first step towards institutional economic integration.

        East Asian Economic Regionalism attempts to analyze the feasibilities of economic integration in East Asia and to discuss emerging economic integration efforts in East Asia with special reference to an East Asian FTA. Although economic integration is desirable economically, positions and approaches of each regional economy toward East Asian economic integration may differ depending on the circumstances of the countries concerned. East Asian Economic Regionalism provides diverse positions on East Asian economic integration by ASEAN countries, as well as the Northeastern countries of China, Japan and Korea. The volume also provides economic assessment of EAFTA and evaluates East Asian economic integration. East Asian Economic Regionalism may be the first book on East Asian economic integration with positions toward economic integration of major players in the region.

        Advancing East Asian Regionalism (Politics in Asia)
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          Advancing East Asian Regionalism (Politics in Asia)
          Melissa Curley
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          ASIN: 0415349095

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          Developments in East Asia have progressed rapidly in terms of regionalism since the 1997 crisis. The end of the Asian miracle called into question not only the capacity of regional states to meet the needs of their attendant peoples, but also challenged the viability of regional organizations, such as ASEAN, to adapt and respond to the changing circumstances.

          Advancing East Asian Regionalism looks at the ways in which ASEAN has expanded since the crisis and evaluates the potential of East Asia to come together in a regional formation - one capable of representing the region as whole - akin to the European Community.

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          East Asian Economic Regionalism
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            East Asian Economic Regionalism
            Edward J. Lincoln
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            ASIN: 0815752172

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            Something new is happening across East Asia. A region notable for its lack of internal economic links is discussing regional cooperation on trade, investment, and exchange rates. Because of negotiations elsewhere around the globe on regional trade—such as those that led to the consolidation of the European Union, the formation of the North American Free Trade Area, and the rapid proliferation of bilateral free trade areas—the talk is not surprising. Nevertheless, East Asia's past inertia with regard to forming a regional partnership raises many questions about its emerging regionalism. Why has the region suddenly shifted from taking a global approach to economic issues to discussing a regional bloc? How fast and how far will the new regionalism progress? Will the region become a version of the European Union, or something far less? What is the probable impact on American economic and strategic interests—are the likely developments something that the U.S. government should encourage or discourage? Edward Lincoln takes up these questions, exploring what is happening to regional trade and investment flows and what sort of regional arrangements are the most sensible.

            Lincoln argues that an exclusive grouping is unlikely. Free trade negotiations have brought some economies in the region together, but they also have led to links with nations outside the region. Some regional governments most notably Japan, continue to have difficulty embracing the concept of free trade, even with favored regional partners. In the wake of the Asian financial crisis, governments also have looked at cooperating on exchange rates, but they have done little to move forward.

            The U.S. government must decide how to respond to these developments in East Asia. An exclusively Asian form of regionalism could run counter to American economic interests, and the U.S. government has reacted negatively to some of these proposals in the past. Because trade and investment links between the countries of the Asia Pacific region and the United States remain very strong, Lincoln argues that the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum remains the appropriate institution for pursuing regional trade and investment issues.
            East Asian Regionalism
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              East Asian Regionalism
              Christophe Dent
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              ASIN: 041543484X

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              Written by a leading scholar on East Asian regionalism, this book provides a comprehensive, systematic and coherent analysis of East Asian regionalism.

              The significance of East Asia in the international economic system continues to grow. It is one of the world's three dominant economic regions, is home to two of the world's top four largest economies and also hosts a number of dynamic `tiger' economies. East Asia accounts for over a quarter of world production and trade, and its centres of innovation make important contributions to the development of the global economy.

              Although this volume focuses mostly on economic and political economy matters (because it is here where regional integration and co-operation have developed the furthest by far) it also considers various political, security and socio-cultural related determinants behind East Asia's deepening regionalism.

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              Economic Regionalization in the Asia-Pacific: Challenges to Economic Cooperation
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                Manoranjan Dutta
                Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Pub
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                ASIN: 185898825X

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                This original and comprehensive book provides a unique insight into the development of economic regionalization, with special reference to the Asia-Pacific. It presents international globalization strategies from a historical perspective and then analyzes the effects on the development of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Focusing on APEC itself, the author provides a detailed investigation into its organization and agenda, and thorough personal interviews with some of the most influential people who have worked for APEC. Professor Dutta argues that the core of emerging new economic regionalization must relate to (i) a map-of-the world view of the region, and (ii) an intraregional, multilateral cooperative effort to map an economic region on to the geographic region. Economic regions formed before World War II such as center-periphery models and the North-South divide have not been successful as formal arrangements. At the beginning of the 1960s, Western Europe gave birth to a unique model of economic regionalization, now known as the European Union. Economic regionalization in the Asia-Pacific historically followed the West European experiments and eventually developed into APEC. The author examines two major challenges to regionalization in the Asia-Pacific, firstly, the limited macroeconomic coordination and, secondly, the geographical coverage of formal arrangements. Additionally, the institutional growth of APEC was heavily influenced by the now disbanded group of eminent persons. This work contributes uniquely to our understanding and insight of economic regionalization in this area through detailed interviews with former members of this group. Economic Regionalization in the Asia-Pacific will be especially useful to policy makers as well as scholars of Asian studies, international economics, globalization and trade.
                The Emerging North-South Divide in East Asia: A Reappraisal of Asian Regionalism
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                  Europe, East Asia and APEC: A Shared Global Agenda (Global Economic Institutions)
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                    Peter Drysdale , and David Vines
                    Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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                    This book contrasts regional economic integration in the Asia Pacific Region and in Europe. In the Asia Pacific Region, regionalism is developing by means of "open regionalism," constructed through the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Process). This is different from the regionalism that has developed in Europe through the construction of a single European Market and Monetary Union within the European Union. In the light of this contrast, a number of important contemporary policy questions are considered by an international team of contributors. How should Europe and other parts of the world respond to the development of open regionalism in the Asia Pacific Region? Can these regions develop a shared global agenda directed toward sustaining genuinely multilateral solutions to international trade policy problems over the coming years?

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                      Biology, food and people: The economic importance of biology
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                        Robert Barrass
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                          Robert Barrass
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                          Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America
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                          Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America
                          Edward J. Petuch
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                          >The rich fossil record of the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains of the United States is a gold mine for interested scientists. The last thirty million years of Earth history are superbly chronicled by a succession of fossil assemblages extending from the St. Lawrence River to Florida. Marine scientists, paleontologists, and systematic biologists alike need a thorough guide to interpret this history. Cenozoic Seas: The View from Eastern North America analyzes the changing geography, the arrival and departures of ecosystems and species, and the affect of climate on living things. The author classifies all of the region's fossil-bearing formations and their contents within a logical, descriptive framework of space and time, providing a clear path for those studying evolution and extinction within specific communities of organisms. The book is also an excellent field guide for fossil collectors, providing detailed information for all species illustrated. Many organisms have never before been illustrated in a book on fossil shells.

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                          5 out of 5 stars An Excellent Guide to South Florida Fossiling.......2005-10-30

                          I am not a scientist, nor a professional shell collector - but I am very interested in the environment of ancient Florida as an amateur fossil collector, and Dr. Petuch's book has helped me gain a greater understanding of that environment. I found "Cenozoic Seas" to be incredibly organized - each area of the Southeast USA is systematically presented in a manner that even a novice such as myself could understand. Dr. Petuch's presentation of the placement of the ancient seas of the Southeastern USA clarified for me just how much change has taken place in this area, both in geographic and evolutionary terms. Of particular interest to me is his presentation of the formations in Okeechobee County, where I happen to live. I have had several opportunities to visit the Ruck's Pit in northern Okeechobee County, and I have found Dr. Petuch's book to accurately interpret for me what was found in this area of the state 3 million years ago. "Cenozoic Seas" is a very well-written, systematic, and (from my experience) accurate presentation of ancient Florida (as well as other locations throughout the South). I have seen for myself the diversity of species in Ruck's Pit, especially in the cowrie shells found there in the pit...even someone as untrained as myself can see the variation that occurs in this location with its particular species of cowries. I highly recommend this book to any person who is interested in the fossil shell history of Florida as well as any of the other areas of the Southeastern USA. Without question, this is a unique and compelling book that is a "must-have" for any person who has a serious interest in collecting the fossil shell species of southern Florida.

                          3 out of 5 stars Fossil Mollusk Of Florida.......2005-05-11

                          Dr. Petuch is an example of one of the best research scientist of today. His work continues to bring forth the much needed descriptions of many new species of fossil shells being found in Florida. I am glad there is someone out there that is finally putting these species in their right order and placing them in the right geological frame work. Thank You Dr. Petuch.

                          5 out of 5 stars Relevant to today's world.......2005-01-05

                          This is a volume of excellent pioneering research of the marine community evolution of North American east coast biota and habitat during the last half of the Cenozoic era. Particularly of interest to me are the documented changes through the sea-level fluctuations during the ice ages of the last two million years and their implications to our current changing environment.

                          Profusely illustrated with charts, drawings and pictures this book will be a valuable asset to any serious researcher or even collector.

                          5 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE book for fossil shell collectors.......2004-06-24

                          Ed Petuch presents a vast amount of information in a very well organized, readable form. Hundreds of fossils are beautifully illustrated on the 98 plates. Many species and genera are illustrated and described for the first time. The changes in the coastal waters of eastern North America during the last 30 million years are well documented in this book.
                          Ed uses drawings and vivid descriptions to detail the physical changes to the coast, but he goes one step further by describing the fossil communities that existed in specific areas at specific times. As a fossil collector, I appreciate the way Ed brings the fossil shells to life by using his knowledge of modern marine biology to describe the physical environment and the interactions among the fossil organisms. The book has proven to be a valuable resource for the identification of fossils, but more that that, it has given me an understanding of how these fossils acted while they were alive.
                          I highly recommend this book. I feel that reading this book has increased my understanding of paleontology and it will be a valuable part of my reference library for years to come.
                          Cenozoic Seas: The View from Eastern North America
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                            Cenozoic Seas: The View from Eastern North America
                            Edward J. Petuch
                            Manufacturer: CRC Press
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                            ASIN: B000MBSW0C

                            Isocyanide complexes of metals (Interscience monographs on chemistry: inorganic chemistry section)
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                              Lamberto Malatesta
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                              4. Introduction to the Modern Theory of Dynamical Systems (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications) Introduction to the Modern Theory of Dynamical Systems (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)
                              5. Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and an Introduction to Chaos (Pure and Applied Mathematics (Academic Press), 60.) Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and an Introduction to Chaos (Pure and Applied Mathematics (Academic Press), 60.)

                              ASIN: 0813340853

                              Book Description

                              The study of nonlinear dynamical systems has exploded in the past 25 years, and Robert L. Devaney has made these advanced research developments accessible to undergraduate and graduate mathematics students as well as researchers in other disciplines with the introduction of this widely praised book. In this second edition of his best-selling text, Devaney includes new material on the orbit diagram fro maps of the interval and the Mandelbrot set, as well as striking color photos illustrating both Julia and Mandelbrot sets. This book assumes no prior acquaintance with advanced mathematical topics such as measure theory, topology, and differential geometry, Assuming only a knowledge of calculus, Devaney introduces many of the basic concepts of modern dynamical systems theory and leads the reader to the point of current research in several areas.

                              Customer Reviews:

                              5 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to the topic.......2007-03-09

                              This is a very good book. Actually, Devaney's "First Course in Chaotic Dynamical Systems," is a good accompanying text. Fascinating subject...

                              5 out of 5 stars Excellent book; unique in its accessibility and coverage of deep results.......2005-09-14

                              This book is an introduction to dynamical systems defined by iterative maps of continuous functions. It doesn't require much advanced knowledge, but it does require a familiarity and certain level of comfort with proofs. The basic idea of this book is to explore (in the context of iterative maps) the major themes of dynamical systems, which can later be explored in the messier setting of differential equations and continuous-time systems. While this book doesn't discuss differential equations directly, the techniques used here can be transferred (with considerable work and thought) to that setting. Someone wanting an elementary book covering differential equations as dynamical systems might want to check out the excellent multi-volume work by J. Hubbard; the combination of that work with this book would provide the background to tackle the tougher and less-accessible texts dealing with chaotic systems of differential equations.

                              Although this is a pure math book, the book does mention key applications and motivation behind the material; applied mathematicians will find this book quite useful, not necessarily because of the choice of topics but just because it greatly helps develop ones' intuition. The material is presented in a way that gives the student a sense of the big picture--what the theorems mean, how they fit together. Proofs are rigorous but as easy to follow as I have seen them in this subject.

                              The choice and order of subjects is also both practical and fun. The book begins with 1-dimensional systems and explores just about everything interesting that happens with them (including Sarkovski's Theorem, one of the most bizarre and surprising mathematical results), before moving into two-dimensions and then dynamics in the complex plane.

                              The bottom line? This book would be excellent both as a textbook and for self-study. If you're interested in this subject at all, this is a book you will want on your shelf. I know of no other book on the subject that covers such deep material while remaining as accessible.

                              4 out of 5 stars Good introduction to the beginning student.......2001-08-11

                              This book gives a quick and elementary introduction to the field of chaotic dynamical systems that could be read by anyone with a background in calculus and linear algebra. The approach taken by the author is very intuitive, lots of diagrams are used to illustrate the major points, and there are many useful exercises throughout the book. It could serve well in an undergraduate mathematics course in dynamical systems, and in a physics undergraduate course in advanced mechanics. The author emphasizes the mathematical aspects of dynamical systems, and readers will be well prepared after finishing it to read more advanced books on dynamical systems.

                              Chapter 1 introduces one-dimensional dynamics, with the analysis of the quadratic map given particular attention. Called the logistic map in some circles, this very important dynamical system has been the subject of much study, and exhibits generically the properties of chaotic dynamical systems. The author also gives a brief review of some elementary notions in calculus needed for the chapter, making the book even more accessible to a wider readership. The important concept of hyperbolicity is discussed in the context of one-dimensional maps and a good discussion is given on symbolic dynamics. Structural stability, which is really useful only in dynamical systems in higher dimensions, is treated here. The intuition gained in one-dimension is invaluable though before moving on to higher-dimensional examples. Sarkovskii's theorem, which states that a one-dimensional dynamical system with a period three periodic orbit has periodic orbits for all other periods, is proved in detail. In addition, the Schwarzian derivative, so important in complex dynamics, is defined here. The author also gives an introduction to bifurcation theory, which again, is most interesting in high dimensions, and introduces the concept of homoclinicity in this discussion. Maps of the circle and the all-important Morse-Smale diffeomorphisms, are treated in this chapter also. The author introduces the reader briefly to the idea of genericity when discussing Morse-Smale diffeomorphisms. Kneading theory, so important in the mathematical theory of dynamical systems, is introduced here also.

                              In chapter 2, the author generalizes the results to higher dimensions, and begins with a review of linear algebra and some results from multivariable calculus, such as the implicit function theorem and the contraction mapping theorem. This is followed by a treatment of the dynamics of linear maps in two and three dimensions. Whereas the canonical example of one-dimensional dynamics is represented by the logistic map, in higher-dimensional dynamics this is represented by the Smale horseshoe map. The author carefully constructs this map and details its properties. Then he takes up the hyperbolic toral automorphisms (or Anosov systems as they are called in some books). Both the Smale horseshoe map and the toral automorphisms are excellent, easily understandable examples of higher dimensional dynamics and the associated symbolic dynamics.

                              The concept of an attractor is also treated in chapter 2 in the context of the solenoid and the Plykin attractor. Both of these are of purely mathematical interest, but by studying them the physicist reader can get a better understanding of what to look for in actual physical examples of attractors (or the more exotic concept of a strange attractor). The author also gives a proof of the stable manifold theorem in dimension two. This is the best part of the book, for this theorem is rarely proved in textbooks on chaotic dynamics, the proof being delegated to the original papers. However, the proof in these papers is extremely difficult to get through, and so the author has given the reader a nice introduction to this important result, even though it is done only in two dimensions. This is followed by a very understandable discussion of Morse-Smale diffeomorphisms. In addition, the author introduces the Hopf bifurcation, of upmost importance in applications, and introduces the Henon map as an application of the results obtained so far.

                              The last chapter of the book is a brief overview of complex analytic dynamics. Complex dynamical systems are very important from a mathematical point of view, and they have fascinating connections with number theory, cryptography, algebraic geometry, and coding theory. The author reviews some elementary complex analysis and then reintroduces the quadratic maps but this time over the complex plane instead of the real line. The Julia set is introduced, and the reader who has not seen the computer graphical images of this set should peruse the Web for these images, due to their beauty. The geometry of the Julia set and the associated complex polynomial maps are given a fairly detailed treatment by the author in the space provided.

                              5 out of 5 stars The best starting point........2000-06-25

                              This book covers almost every aspect of theory of discrete dynamical systems and by far the easiest explains and proofs with useful exercises, anyone with solid calculus and linear algebra background shouldn't have any problem absorbing this material and is highly recommended to whom wants to know about the theory of chaos from the scratch.

                              5 out of 5 stars The best starting point........2000-06-25

                              This book covers almost every aspect of theory of discrete dynamical systems and by far the easiest explains and proofs with useful exercises, anyone with solid calculus and linear algebra background shouldn't have any problem absorbing this material and is highly recommended to whom wants to know about the theory of chaos from the scratch.

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                                John Cage
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