Book Review: 台灣與亞太之政治經濟: 秩序、定位、挑戰與出路/ the Political Economy of Taiwan and Asia-Pacific: Order, Positions, Challenges and the Future.
Book Review: 台灣與亞太之政治經濟:秩序、定位、挑戰與出路/ The Political Economy of Taiwan and Asia-Pacific: Order, Positions, Challenges and the Future.
Jenn-Jaw Soong: The Political Economy of Taiwan and Asia-Pacific: Order, Positions, Challenges and the Future: Strait Academics, Taipei, May. 2004, First edition, 366 Pages, Paperback. $300 NTD. ISBN: 957-2040-86-3.
In “The Political Economy of Taiwan and Asia-Pacific: Order, Positions, Challenges and the Future”, J. J, Soong applies theories in International Political Economy to observe the position of Taiwan during transition and the new order in the Asia-Pacific region after the Cold War. In order not to being marginalized in this new reformed regionalism structure, by comparing the relations with neighboring regions of Taiwan such as South-East Asia and North-East Asia, or the role in kinds of organizations like APEC, WTO, OECD, BFA (Boao Forum for Asia), Soong intends to analyze Taiwan’s new values and weakness in terms of economic, diplomatic and trade strategies. Challenges in Taiwan’s future have also been mentioned and some advices are given in this book. International relations in global, all the countries in this area are connected and all the components are interlocked. This book is multidimensional with political, economic, societal, cultural, diplomatic and military aspects. It is, however, based on Asia-Pacific area studies and its international political economy. This book is suitable for people who seek for a whole concept of regionalism in Asian Pacific and wish for more knowledge about Taiwan’s politics and economics from Taiwanese perspectives. Besides, this book is also proper for academic research use.
Jenn-Jaw Soong was born in 1959. In the year 1991 Soong published his doctor thesis “The Political Economy of Development in the Newly Industrializing Countries: A Comparative Analysis of Taiwan, South Korea, Brazil, and Mexico.” and received his doctor degree in the field of Sociology. Soong is right now
Jenn-Jaw Soong: The Political Economy of Taiwan and Asia-Pacific: Order, Positions, Challenges and the Future: Strait Academics, Taipei, May. 2004, First edition, 366 Pages, Paperback. $300 NTD. ISBN: 957-2040-86-3.
In “The Political Economy of Taiwan and Asia-Pacific: Order, Positions, Challenges and the Future”, J. J, Soong applies theories in International Political Economy to observe the position of Taiwan during transition and the new order in the Asia-Pacific region after the Cold War. In order not to being marginalized in this new reformed regionalism structure, by comparing the relations with neighboring regions of Taiwan such as South-East Asia and North-East Asia, or the role in kinds of organizations like APEC, WTO, OECD, BFA (Boao Forum for Asia), Soong intends to analyze Taiwan’s new values and weakness in terms of economic, diplomatic and trade strategies. Challenges in Taiwan’s future have also been mentioned and some advices are given in this book. International relations in global, all the countries in this area are connected and all the components are interlocked. This book is multidimensional with political, economic, societal, cultural, diplomatic and military aspects. It is, however, based on Asia-Pacific area studies and its international political economy. This book is suitable for people who seek for a whole concept of regionalism in Asian Pacific and wish for more knowledge about Taiwan’s politics and economics from Taiwanese perspectives. Besides, this book is also proper for academic research use.
Jenn-Jaw Soong was born in 1959. In the year 1991 Soong published his doctor thesis “The Political Economy of Development in the Newly Industrializing Countries: A Comparative Analysis of Taiwan, South Korea, Brazil, and Mexico.” and received his doctor degree in the field of Sociology. Soong is right now