This broad-ranging student textbook examines the rise of the Asia-Pacific as an important economic region. It looks at the sources of that rise, its future development and the possible consequences for the global economy. The analysis is divided into three sections considering:
* how far the Asia-Pacific has developed as a regional system, looking at the patterns of integration of the principal economies
* the relationship between the key individual economies of Japan, Korea, China and the United States
* how the rise of the Asia-Pacific economy has affected the international economic system.
In so doing it provides much-needed insights not only into the growth of this powerful economic region, but also the international context of Asia-Pacific development.

1 Introduction: contours of economic development in the Asia-Pacific Part 1 Economic dynamism considered 2 Patterns of trade, investment and migration in the Asia-Pacific region 3 Growth: its sources and consequence 4 Financial systems and monetary Integration Engendering the Economic Miracle: the labour market in the Asia-Pacific 6 The role of the state in economic development Part 2 The processes of integration 7 Economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region 8 Measuring the size of foreign multinationals in the Asia-Pacific 9 East Asian and Anglo-American business systems 10 Technological Systems, Innovation and Transfers Part 3 Consequences and implications 11 Winners and losers in the Asia-Pacific 12 The Environment, traditional production and population 13 The Pacific and Beyond: APEC, ASEM and regional economic management 14 Danger and opportunity in the Asia-Pacific