Resurgent Asia

Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus <em>Asian Drama</em> in 1968 to conclude that Asia's development prospects were gloomy. Since then contrary to Myrdal's expectations Asia has been transformed beyond recognition the development of nations and living standards of people revolutionized. These transformations have been uneven across countries and unequal among people. Yet Asia's economic progress in this short timespan has been remarkable and almost unprecedented in history. <p/><em>Resurgent Asia</em> provides an analytical narrative of Asia's incredible economic development situated in the wider context of historical political and social factors. It also provides an economic analysis of underlying factors that assisted Asia's growth and the critical issues in the process of development. <p/><em>Resurgent Asia</em> studies not only the sub-regions East Southeast South and West Asia but also the major countries - China India South Korea Indonesia Turkey Thailand Philippines Malaysia Singapore Pakistan Bangladesh Vietnam and Sri Lanka- which account for more than four-fifths of Asia's population and income.<br>