Abstract North Korea’s deepening economic interactions with China have encouraged the former’s localized trends toward a more market-oriented and externally engaged society. This article compares…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract In the past decade, the Japanese government has revamped its budget institutions twice. This paper examines how these changes have changed the configuration of…
Abstract The Thai government in 2013 faced numerous challenges: a gradual decline in popularity, continuing insurgency in the South, problems with the economy and economic…
Abstract Has the global financial and economic crisis provided stimulus for institutional development in ASEAN? Exploring the empirical trends concerning ASEAN’s plans for a comprehensive…
Abstract This essay reviews Vietnamese politics in 2013 through the lens of the constitutional drafting process and the unprecedented confidence vote in the National Assembly.…
Abstract Although China’s use of the WTO dispute settlement system has increased, its legal actions remain less aggressive than those of other large economies. This…
Abstract This article reviews China’s change from cautious observer to active participant in the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement system over the past decade.…
Abstract The second year of Kim Jong Un’s rule in North Korea was enormously eventful. The year began with Pyongyang carrying out its third nuclear…
Abstract This article examines the economics-politics nexus in Thailand and Myanmar in the context of rent-seeking, revenues from oil and gas resources, and possible political…
Abstract This article describes the ups and downs and complexities of Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s “Abenomics” and “Abegeopolitics,” political approaches designed to revitalize Japan’s…
Abstract This article examines why although the two Koreas have had many talks and reached many agreements, economic cooperation and exchanges have met setbacks, stalemate,…
Abstract This paper argues that although the People’s Republic of China is promoting crossborder networks as a new regional common good, it is driven by…
Abstract This paper argues that although the People’s Republic of China is promoting crossborder networks as a new regional common good, it is driven by…
Abstract Party systems in East Asia are characterized by a wide variety of party types, as formally institutionalized parties coexist next to informally and weakly…
Abstract Cambodia is pivotal to China’s strategies to project greater influence in Southeast Asia, buffer longstanding rivals, and potentially tame America’s hegemony. China’s transformation from…
