Ming Wan, ed. The Political Economy of East Asia: Striving for Wealth and Power Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2008, 394p. $39.95 paperback

摘要

Teaching about the political economy of East Asia is difficult because of the tension between comparative and regional identities. Ming Wan addresses this tension head on in this text with an issues based-approach that allows him to move between the nation state and regional level as appropriate. By placing national-level data within issue areas, Wan is able to mark the flow of nations through the region's identity over time. While not without weaknesses, the historical breadth and the Asian-centric nature of the book make it a positive additional text for a graduate seminar or upper-division course in a strong undergraduate program.