Unequal Portions: The Perilous Politics of Food

	Global Asia: Volume 4, Number 1 Spring 2009

		A Letter from the Editors Chung-in Moon and David Plott
		Dear Reader, THE DISPROPORTIONATE INFLUENCE of the US on the world economy has for years been captured in a well-known saying:... more... PDF Version
		Cover Story: That Sinking Feeling: Asia Hangs on as the Crisis Deepens
		The Gathering Financial Storm: Conflict, Cooperation or Catastrophe? By Rustom J. Modi
		The end result of a crisis unlike anything since the 1930s could be catastrophic in terms of social unrest, environmental degradation and international trade. PDF Version
		The Search for a New Financial Order By Donald Greenlees
		The so-called Washington Consensus that governed the global financial system since the end of World War II is all but dead. But building a new financial order won’t be easy. PDF Version
		Domestic Demand and Continued Reform: China’s Search for a New Model By Wang Yong
		The current crisis presents China with the chance to forge a new development model. The choices it makes could influence the global economy. PDF Version
		Japan’s Economic Woes: It’s About Politics By Yuko Kawamoto
		For Japan to realize its economic potential, it must finally grapple with political reform. If this crisis does anything, it shows how politics continues to hobble the economy. PDF Version
		South Korea: Wary of Another Financial Crisis By Choong Yong Ahn
		South Korea was ardent in reforming its economy after the 1997 Asia financial crisis. So, why are the markets treating it so harshly this time around? PDF Version
		India’s Politics of Crisis and Change Manila and Bangkok By N.K. Singh
		The impact of the financial crisis on India has only heightened the importance of pursuing political and economic reforms more aggressively than ever. PDF Version
		Challenging Times for Southeast Asian Economies By Manu Bhaskaran
		Southeast Asia’s tight links to the global economy make it especially vulnerable to the financial crisis. But the region will bounce back quickly, and emerge stronger. PDF Version
		The Debate: Has the Crisis Undermined the Washington Consensus?
		Demise of the Anglo-American Model of Capitalism By Wonhyuk Lim
		The intellectual and philosophical premises of the Anglo-American model of capitalism were never as solid as its advocates claimed. PDF Version
		A Failure of Governance, Not Markets By Philip Bowring
		There is a great risk the wrong lessons will be learned from the financial crisis, as critics of free markets trip over each other to blame markets, not failed governance, for what has happened. PDF Version
		Feature Essays
		The Making of the US-India Nuclear Accord By Shalendra D. Sharma
		The nuclear agreement between the US and India has set off a global debate about the implications for the world’s decades-old effort to control nuclear proliferation. PDF Version
		The ‘Unbungling’ of Asia By T.J. Pempel
		President George W. Bush’s administration bungled Asia. It will fall to Barack Obama’s team to rectify things. PDF Version
		Education Pressure Cooker: Social Darwinism and Status Ranking in Asia By David Y.F. Ho
		Ranking in Asia Social Darwinism finds ready acceptance in Confucian-heritage cultures, where social ranking is ubiquitous. But is this the right approach when it comes to education? PDF Version
		China’s Road to Destruction: Following the West on Global Warming By Paul G. Harris
		Increasingly, Asia and the wider world are suffering collateral environmental damage from China’s rapid economic growth. Can China afford to follow the West’s development model? PDF Version
		Book Reviews
		Two Countries, One System: Fiction in Malaysia and Singapore Reviewed by Salil Tripathi
		They are so close, yet so far apart. Malaysia and Singapore have each produced writers who struggle in different ways to grapple with history, identity and local culture. PDF Version
		Dowager’s Struggle Reviewed By Dewi Anggraeni
		Anchee Min’s latest novel, The Last Empress, is a moving attempt to reclaim the humanity of a dowager to whom history has been harsh and unforgiving. PDF Version