Asia in the Pacific islands : replacing the West / Ron Crocombe.

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Publié: Suva, Fiji : IPS Publications, University of the South Pacific, c2007.
Auteur principal:
Crocombe, R. G.
Collectivité auteur:
University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies
Sujets:
Asia > Foreign relations > Oceania.
Asia > Foreign economic relations > Oceania.
Oceania > Foreign relations > Asia.
Oceania > Foreign economic relations > Asia.
Format: Livre
Asia in the Pacific islands : replacing the West /
Table des matières:
  • I. OVERVIEW: turning full circle:
  • 1. The main trends
  • II. PEOPLE: mostly out of Asia:
  • 2. The first wave: small numbers and long intervals
  • 3. The second wave: Asians in Oceania in the colonial era
  • 4. The turn of the tide: Japan's colonial empire rises, falls, and facilitates a Pacific revolution
  • 5. The third wave: Asians in the islands in the era of independence
  • 6. Counter-current: Pacific islanders in Asia: sailors, sportsmen, evangelists and professionals
  • III. HARDWARE: out raw, in processed:
  • 7. Trade and investment: exchanging raw materials and holidays for manufactures and investment
  • 8. Services: now mostly north to south
  • 9. Crime and corruption: now more of it, more organized and more Northeast Asian
  • IV. POLITICS: why 'look north'?:
  • 10. The aid and sovereignty trade: some self-reliance, some dependence, some loss
  • 11. Relations with individual Asian nations: very diverse interests
  • 12. Indonesia's eastward expansion: West Papua, East Timor & the Pacific Islands region
  • 13. Regionalism: first colonial, then Pacific Islands, then Commonwealth, now Asia-Pacific
  • 14. Strategic considerations: evolving a new paradigm
  • V. SOFTWARE: a slower transition:
  • 15. Models in the mind: patterns of thought, belief and value
  • 16. Information, education and research: constraints and competitors
  • 17. Sport and culture: an expanding network
  • VI. PROSPECTS: how far will positive potentials be developed?
  • 18. Asia-Pacific relations this century: learning to benefit from intense interaction
  • APPENDICES
  • 1. Asian nations' interests & diplomatic representation in the Pacific islands
  • 2. Pacific islands nations & territories and their official representation & interactions with Asia
  • 3. Non-commercial organizations (inter-government & non-government) involving Asia & the Pacific islands
  • 5. Journals & videos of the Asia-Pacific region.

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