Straddling economics and politics : cross-cutting issues in Asia, the United States, and the global economy / / Charles Wolf, Jr.

• Author: Wolf, Charles, 1924-
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (229 p.)
• Notes: "The 38 essays in this book were written between the end of 1996 and the middle of 2001, and published in the Wall Street journal, [et al.]"--Foreword.; "MR-1571."

This collection of essays examines the case for and against globalization, the effects of U.S. economic and foreign policy, and numerous issues related to Asian economics and politics. Published in prominent journals and news media between 1996 and 2001, these cross-cutting essays are as relevant today as when they were first written. The author provides remarkable insight into the economic and military directions in which particular countries or regions are moving, and what these movements portend for the future.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; Part I The Global Economy; Chapter 1 GLOBALIZATION: MEANING AND MEASUREMENT; Chapter 2 GLOBALIZATION: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE; Chapter 3 FINANCIAL CRISES AND THE CHALLENGE OF "MORAL HAZARD"; Chapter 4 THE MORNING AFTER; Chapter 5 FINANCIAL FLU ISN'T CONTAGIOUS; Chapter 6 HISTORY HASN'T ENDED: THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN MARKETS AND GOVERNMENTS RESUMES; Chapter 7 THE WTO CONTROVERSY: EXAGGERATED FEARS AND UNREALISTIC HOPES; Chapter 8 ECONOMIC FACTS POINT TO A WEAK EURO; Chapter 9 E PLURIBUS INCERTUM UNUM (FROM MANY AN UNCERTAIN UNION)

Chapter 10 THE CRISIS OF GEORGE SOROS Part II The U.S. Economy and Foreign Policy; Chapter 11 WHETHER AND WHEN TO INTERVENE; Chapter 12 TAX CUTS, DEBT REDUCTION, AND "FAIRNESS": WHY TAX REDUCTION IS NO MORE "UNFAIR" THAN DEBT REDUCTION; Chapter 13 FALSE ALARMS ABOUT THE U.S. TRADE DEFICIT; Chapter 14 TWO DEFICITS THAT JUST DON'T MATTER; Chapter 15 TAXES, TRADE, AND GROWTH; Part III Asian Economics and Politics; Chapter 16 ARE "ASIAN VALUES" REALLY THAT UNIQUE?; Chapter 17 THROUGH A HAZY CRYSTAL BALL: ASIA'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 1997-2020; Chapter 18 ASIA IN 2015

Chapter 19 THE ACCUMULATION OF MILITARY CAPITAL IN ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES, 1997-2015 Chapter 20 TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT CONTROL; Chapter 21 THE END OF ASIA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS; Chapter 22 WHEN GOOD NEWS ISN'T NEWSWORTHY; Chapter 23 ASIA'S DRAMATIC RECOVERY; Chapter 24 CHINA AFTER DENG; Chapter 25 WHY CHINA'S 8 PERCENT GROWTH TARGET IS NOT GOOD NEWS; Chapter 26 CHINA'S DEVALUATION: WHETHER, WHEN, HOW MUCH?; Chapter 27 CHINA'S HIERARCHS FACE A CRITICAL DILEMMA; Chapter 28 COMMUNISTS AND CAPITALISTS IN CHINA: WHO WILL CO-OPT WHOM?; Chapter 29 CHINA CONTINUES ITS FITFUL MARCH TOWARD CAPITALISM

Chapter 30 ONE CHINA, THREE SYSTEMS?Chapter 31 RESTARTING CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS: BEYOND THE DIALOGUE OF THE DEAF; Chapter 32 CURING JAPAN'S ECONOMIC MALAISE; Chapter 33 LONG-TERM PROSPECTS FOR JAPAN; Chapter 34 NEW THERAPIES FOR JAPAN'S ECONOMIC SCLEROSIS; Chapter 35 JAPAN'S COMFORTABLE STAGNATION; Chapter 36 HOW TO DEFEND JAPAN WHILE "ENGAGING" CHINA; Chapter 37 WHEN A BALANCE OF POWER CAN BE DESTABILIZING; Chapter 38 MANAGING THE COSTS OF KOREAN REUNIFICATION-IF IT OCCURS; INDEX