Is This the Asian Century?

Is This the Asian Century? comprises 25 articles which the author has published on the Project Syndicate website since 2012. These articles are grouped into four broad topics: (1) Growth and Structural Adjustment, (2) Economic Integration and Cooperation, (3) Business, Money, and Finance, and (4) Education and Society. Through these selected works, the author explores whether the Asian Century is coming to pass or not and how Asian economies prepare for such century. The author also presents his analyses of Asia's economic transformation as well as social and cultural changes, and suggests the ways that Asian economies can overcome major economic and social challenges to continue their path towards a more balanced and sustainable growth in the 21st century.

This book serves as a useful reference text for those who seek to understand the Asian economies, and contributes to ongoing policy debate on Asia's economic future.

Contents:

• Growth and Structural Adjustment:

  • Safeguarding Asia's Growth
  • Abenomics and Asia
  • Asia's Rebalancing Act
  • India's Chinese Dream
  • Starting South Korea's New Growth Engines
  • Containing China's Slowdown
  • Is South Korea Turning Japanese?
  • Maintaining the Emerging-Economy Growth Engine
  • How Slow Will China Go?

• Economic Integration and Cooperation:

  • Euro Lessons for East Asia
  • Financial Safety Nets for Asia
  • Is North Korea Opening for Business?
  • China's New World Order
  • Uniting for an Asian Century
  • The Sino-Korean Trade War Must End

• Business, Money, and Finance:

  • The Irresistible Rise of the Renminbi
  • Asia's View of the Greek Crisis
  • Closing Asia's Emerging Skills Gap
  • The Way Back for Monetary Policy
  • Taming the Chaebols

• Education and Society:

  • South Korea's Feminine Future
  • China's Education Revolution
  • Education and Opportunity
  • Asia's Almighty Middle Class
  • Can South Korea Make More Babies?

Readership: General readers interested in Asian economies and the policy debates on their future directions.
Key Features:

• Collection of articles by the former chief economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Contribution to ongoing policy debates on the future of Asian economies
• A useful reference material for students and general readers who do not have a substantial background on Asian economies