How Asia Works

In the 1980s and 1990s, many in the West believed in the East-Asian economic miracle, viewing countries as development prodigies, culturally and economically similar, and rising inexorably. Author Joe Studwell distills extensive research into nine Asian countries—Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and China—into an accessible narrative that debunks Western misconceptions, reveals the true Asian experience, and explains why some countries thrived while others stagnated. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in a region that will shape the future.

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