In the third decade of the 21st century, Asia remains the global center of economics, politics and security. Asia is at the forefront of wealth creation, innovation, and sustainability. There is a growing demand for knowing more about Asia. This Major Reference Set (MRS) is designed to help general readers as well as specialists to have a good grasp of the latest developments in Asia in the key areas of geopolitics, geoeconomics, and sustainability.
With 3 volumes, this MRS covers all major dimensions of Asia's political economy, regional security, and sustainable development. Volume 1 unpacks and examines geopolitics and foreign policy strategies of key Asian states in response to major security challenges associated with growing US-China rivalry.
Volume 2 covers geoeconomics, entrepreneurship, regional integration, and development models. Trade, investment, innovation, and regional cooperation have been essential to Asia's continued success.
Volume 3 offers a critical overview of environment, public health, and human security in Asia. Case studies are selected from countries that are at different stages of development and facing different environment and health challenges today.
This interdisciplinary MRS is a fine example of international cooperation, with contributors who are all established scholars and experts in their fields of study hailing from different parts of Asia as well as North America and Europe. It is a must-have for anyone keen on understanding Asia's dynamic development and daunting challenges in the post-COVID world.
Contents:
- Volume 1: Geopolitics, Security and Foreign Policy:
- About the Editor
- About the Contributors
- Introduction (Zhiqun Zhu)
- The Rise of China and US–China Rivalry:
- Emerging China Changes Course: Regional and Global Implications (Robert Sutter)
- The China Paradoxes in the International Discourse System (Yiwei Wang and Taige Long)
- Destined to Disappoint: The Quad as Part of the United States' Indo-Pacific Strategy (Sourabh Gupta)
- Better than Bipolar: US–China Competition from TPP to BRI and FOIP (Min Ye)
- Regional Players: Japan, India, and North Korea:
- The Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Vision: Japan's Inclusive, Rules-based Approach to Security and Prosperity (Stephen Robert Nagy)
- India–China Relations: The Lost Equilibrium and Future Outlook (B R Deepak)
- North Korean Illicit Proliferation Policy: The Unknown Threat (Bruce E Bechtol Jr.)
- Negotiating with North Korea: The Importance of Understanding What Pyongyang Really Wants (Gabriela Bernal)
- Geopolitics and Security in Asia:
- Central Asia's Political Transitions and Future Challenges (Charles J Sullivan)
- The Blind Men, the Elephant, and Regional Order in Northeast Asia: Toward a New Conceptualization (Sam-Sang Jo)
- Between the Eagle and the Dragon: South Korea's Strategic Dilemma in its Pursuit of Technological Upgrading (Seung-Youn Oh)
- The External Relations of the Republic of China (Taiwan): 1949–2021 (Dennis Van Vranken Hickey)
- Three's a Crowd: The Impact of Two Chinas on the China Seas Territorial Disputes (Brian C Chao)
- Index
- Volume 2: Geoeconomics, Innovation and Development:
- About the Editor
- About the Contributors
- Introduction (Zhiqun Zhu)
- Innovation and Development:
- Innovation Efficiency and Its Determinants (Christer Ljungwall and Siyang Li)
- The Innovation Wars: Economic and Educational Competition between Korea, China and Japan (Alaric Naudé)
- Cambodia's New Entrepreneurs: Opportunities for Innovation in a Post-COVID-19 Economy (Heidi Dahles and Michiel Verver)
- Entrepreneurship, Migration, and Attitude: Evidence from China (Jiwei Qian)
- Trade and Regional Cooperation:
- China, the Middle East, and the Belt and Road Initiative (Nader Habibi)
- Chinese Energy and Mining Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean (Scott B MacDonald)
- The BRI and China–EU Relations (Nathalie Aminian)
- China's Economic Expansion in South Asia: A Critical Examination (Romi Jain)
- Economic Integration and Regional Trade Agreements in Asia: Implications for Taiwan (Chien-pin Li and Dennis Lu-Chung Weng)
- Models of Development and Governance:
- How ASEAN Regionalism Erodes Democracy in Southeast Asia (Robert Dayley)
- Concentrating Powers to Accomplish Big Things: China's Post-WTO Railway Modernization (Karl Yan)
- Freedom of Expression: The Internet & the Impact and Resilience of the Smart Authoritarian State in Vietnam (Hai Hong Nguyen)
- Good Governance and Development: A Comparative Study of China and India (He Li)
- Index
- Volume 3: Environment, Sustainability and Human Security:
- About the Editor
- About the Contributors
- Introduction (Zhiqun Zhu)
- Environment, Climate Change, and Global Health:
- City Networks in Asia: Finding Solutions to Climate Change and Global Health (Mary Alice Haddad)
- Accelerating a Resilient and Climate-proof Future in Southeast Asia: The Value of the Planetary Health Approach (Nicole de Paula and Stefanos Fotiou)
- Exporting K-Quarantine: Korea's Promotion of its COVID-19 Management Strategy (Juliette Schwak)
- India's COVID-19 Response: Examining an Outlier to Explain Subnational Variation (Soundarya Chidambaram)
- Sustainability, Energy, and Human Security:
- Digitalization and Human Security in Southeast Asia: Challenges, Approaches, and Policy Considerations (Benny Teh Cheng Guan)
- Vietnam's Environmental Policy: A 30-year Critical Review (Thang Nam Do and Ta Dinh Thi)
- Evolution of Embodied Renewable Energy Use in Indonesia (Noor Syaifudin and Yanrui Wu)
- Greening the Belt While Paving the Road? China's Environmental Diplomacy Challenge (Steven F Jackson)
- Developmental States and Environment in China and Japan: Dominant Party, Governed Market, and Environmental Motivations (Taiyi Sun)
- Poverty, Women, and Development:
- Poverty, Gender, and Informal Livelihoods: Access to Public Space and Livelihood Challenges in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Lutfun Nahar Lata)
- Changes in Women's Empowerment in Mongolia: Perceptions of Opportunities and Impediments (Cynthia M Horne)
- Women's Human Development Outcomes in India: A Closer Look at FDI Inflows, Economic Structure, and Female Labor Force Participation (Nisha Bellinger)
- Governing the Himalayan Rivers in South Asia: A Review of the Challenges in the Ganges and the Brahmaputra through the Lens of Paradigmatic Changes (Nilanjan Ghosh)
- Index
Readership: Mainly a reference set for general public and specialists. May also be used as textbooks for both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Zhiqun Zhu is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Bucknell University, USA. He is the author and editor of a dozen books, including A Critical Decade: China's Foreign Policy 2008–2018 (World Scientific, 2019); China's New Diplomacy: Rationale, Strategies and Significance (Ashgate, 2013); New Dynamics in East Asian Politics: Security, Political Economy, and Society (Bloomsbury, 2012); and US-China Relations in the 21st Century: Power Transition and Peace (Routledge, 2005).
Professor Zhu has received many research fellowships and grants, such as a Fulbright US Scholar award to Australia, two POSCO fellowships at the East-West Center in Hawaii; three senior visiting fellowships at the East Asian Institute of National University of Singapore; visiting professorships at Doshisha University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai University, and Kyungpook National University; as well as a grant from the American Political Science Association. He is a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations and is frequently quoted by international media on US-China relations and Asian affairs. He maintains a popular column for ThinkChina in Singapore.