In a world of continuing financial volatility, this book critically
evaluates the oft-cited claim that US firms and the US government
attempt to open emerging markets in economic distress and acquire
valuable industrial and financial assets. Focusing particularly on
Korea and Thailand, the author examines the degree of market
opening, the roles US actors played in this process and the level
of foreign firm activity in the years after the Asian crisis.
Justin Robertson finds surprisingly little coherence between the
strategies of US firms and US policy-makers. At the same time, the
book downplays European investments, concluding instead that the
decade since the Asian crisis has reaffirmed strengths of US
capital, particularly in some of the most important sectors of the
global economy. Investment banking, private equity and
subcontracting are significant new features of US-Asia economic
relations. Providing a sophisticated understanding of US interests
in Asia, especially in terms of the politics of finance capital,
and including a wealth of empirical data on the US and Asian
political economies, this book will be invaluable for students and
scholars of international political economy and Asian economics and
politics.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge/City University of Hong Kong Southeast Asia Series |
Release date: |
March 2015 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Justin Robertson
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-86226-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
International economics >
General
|
LSN: |
1-138-86226-6 |
Barcode: |
9781138862265 |
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