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Die europäisch-asiatischen Beziehungen, so die Herausgeber, kranken immer noch an einem Hegemonialdenken, das auf die Kolonialzeit zurückgeht, und das einer gleichberechtigten Partnerschaft im Wege steht. Die vorliegende Publikation möchte diese polarisierende Sichtweise hinterfragen und dazu beitragen, ein differenzierteres Bild nicht nur der geographisch-kulturellen Entitäten Asiens und Europas, sondern auch der komplexen europäisch-asiatischen Beziehungen zu zeichnen. Die Autoren der Beiträge aus den Bereichen Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften hinterfragen dazu eingefahrene Denkfiguren auf unterschiedliche Weise und auf verschiedenen Gebieten: Da geht es um den Zusammenhang von Übernahme westlicher Technologie und der kulturellen Pluralität Asiens, um Machtstrukturen im akademischen Diskurs im Sinne von Edward Saids "Orientalism", und um die wechselseitige Abhängigkeit von Europa und Asien. Weitere Beiträge sind unter anderem den britischen und indischen Gesundheitswesen im 19. Jh. sowie der Frage nach der gegenwärtigen Situation von Migranten aus dem indischen Raum in Europa gewidmet. Die Beiträge sind aus dem an der Universität Singapur veranstalteten gleichnamigen Workshop hervorgegangen, an dem Wissenschaftler unterschiedlicher Disziplinen im Dezember 2001 teilgenommen hatten. (ifa)

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table fo Contents; Figures, Tables, and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction and Overview; Current State of Cross-Regional Economic Ties; Cross-Border Transport Infrastructure; Energy Infrastructure and Trading; Infrastructure Finance and Financial Sector Development; Trade Facilitation; National and Regional Policy Reforms; Risks to Connectivity and Institutional Arrangements; Assessing Impacts of Regional Integration; Background Papers for the Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia Study.

This report analyzes how closer regional connectivity and economic integration between South Asia and Southeast Asia can benefit both regions, with a focus on the role played by infrastructure and public policies in facilitating this process. It examines major developments in South Asian–Southeast Asian trade and investment, economic cooperation, the role of economic corridors, and regional cooperation initiatives. In particular, it identifies significant opportunities for strengthening these integration efforts as a result of the recent opening up of Myanmar in political, economic, and financ

A recent study by the Asian Development Bank notes that by 2050, Asia's per capita income would rise six-fold to reach Europe's levels today, one of many indications of Asia's "re-emergence". By then, Asia's share of global GDP would have doubled and it would have regained the dominant economic position it once held some 300 years ago before the industrial revolution. What is less well-known is that during the previous eras of globalization, Asia was also regionally integrated and globally connected. During the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries, Asia was divided and fragmented. This unique book argues that, led by the economic dynamism and "re-encountering" between China and India, we are witnessing the "Renaissance of Asia". As in the bygone eras, Asia is integrating within itself and the global economy is intensifying, now driven by market-oriented production networks and economic policies. Asia is starting to be "re-centered" as trade and investment relations between South Asia and East Asia surge. Asia's rise is a restoration of the past, not a revolution. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the economic development of Asia

The rate of economic change in East Asia over the past two decades has been astounding. High levels of growth have been experienced by a number of the region's developing economies, centralized systems have developed large market sectors, Japan has suffered a prolonged downturn and the 1997 crisis plunged the region into economic turmoil.This volume presents an in-depth analysis of the effects of these changes on employment in the region. Chapters are devoted to market restructuring in China and Vietnam, the Asian crisis and recovery, and Japan's business doldrums. The unique.

The general view about regionalism seems to be that it is better to have regionalized and faltered than never to have regionalized at all! Inspired by this observation, this study aims to provide a comparative sketch of regionalism in South and Southeast Asia in the light of recent regional developments. Since regionalism is both a pervasive and amorphous phenomenon a straightforward account of its similarities and differences cannot be easily set down. But the broad patterns of behaviour of the regional actors who gather under a regional roof can be captured and compared. To compare is not only to understand but to improve and avoid the avoidable. This book analyses the highs and lows of regional experience mainly in South Asia (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC) and Southeast Asia (Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN) interspersed with references to the European Union (EU) where relevant. The book argues that regionalism is here to stay and both imitation and innovation are the preferred strategies for sustaining the process. It points out that economic integration requires certain prior conditions to be fulfilled and does not happen merely because governments wish it to happen

Exploring the different ways that ethnic and religious diversity is conceptualized and debated in south and east Asia, this text analyses the practical and theoretical challenges which need to be addressed in order to broaden the scope of the multicultural society in the region