Twenty-First Century World Order and the Asia Pacific: Value Change, Exigencies, and Power Realignment

Hsiung, J.

After examining the global system's political volatility at the dawn of the new millenium, the book looks at how some of the identifiable system-wide trends (e.g., globalization, democratization, fragmentation, etc.) may find repercussions in the Asia Pacific. The book also addresses the question of 'comprehensive security', in comparison with other regions, in a wide range of areas subsuming economic security (geoeconomics), environmental security (ecopolitics), and human security. In addition, the book recognizes the idiosyncrasies of the region, such as the defensiveness of most Asian governments toward the protection of their financial markets against external forces following the regional financial crisis of the late 1990s.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2001-10-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780312238797

DOI: 10.1057/9780230107175

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 390