East Asian Visions: Perspectives on Economic Development

 The volume

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The authors have either had to deal with or think through some of the most critical financial and developmental issues confronting their countries and the region, and their essays reflect individual experiences at critical economic junctures and are occasionally quite personal, not surprising since each author selected a topic of his or her own choosing.

Still, the editors of this collection suggest that four themes permeate the essays:

• Can all countries in the region benefit from China’s success or will some be crowded out?
  
• Will regional integration increase efficiency or become a source of vulnerability?
  
• Can East Asian countries avoid domestic disintegration given growing intolerance of rising inequity, pollution and corruption?
  
• From where will East Asia find its next generation of leaders?

None of these questions draws a ready answer, according to the editors. But by writing reflective essays, rather than technical papers, the authors have the freedom to move between politics, economics, culture and ethics.

Note: The country in italics refers to place of birth or residence during the bulk of the individual’s career. See more details about the authors   here.

¹ The essays in this volume represent the individual views of their authors and not those of the World Bank or the Institute of Policy Studies.