EU-Asia and the Re-Plarization of the Global Economic Arena

Assuming the continued status of the United States as a superpower in the coming years, this volume explores the possibilities for the rise of other superpower poles in the world. The 15 chapters presented by editor Oxelheim (Lund U. and the Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Sweden) discuss general trends and issues such as long-term innovation waves, economic re-polarization and financial adjustment for the euro area, EU trade negotiations with ASEAN countries, the growing financial interdependence between Europe and Asia, and the feasibility of an Asian currency basket peg; the specific positioning of China, Japan, and India as emergent poles of economic power; and special issues such as low-carbon reformation of the Chinese economy, the economic relationship between the EU and Vietnam, and the reform and reconstruction of China's social security system. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)