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Mon, July 09, 2007 10:46:19 PMFrom:
Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject:
The July/August Issue of FEER
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ESSAYS
Sadanand Dhume, a Bernard Schwartz fellow at the Asia
Society, says it’s time for Indonesia to wake up to the Islamist
threat and wage war against Islamism while modernity still stands
a fighting chance.
Monetary Policy:
Jonathan Anderson, chief Asian economist at UBS, dispels
common myths about the Chinese exchange rate and explains why yuan
revaluation is the only remedy for China’s economic “whiplash.”
Bangladesh:
Colum Murphy, deputy editor of the REVIEW, explores the
rapidly evolving political landscape of Bangladesh and considers
the fate of the country’s two leading politicians, Sheikh Hasina
and Khaleda Zia.
Japan:
Joe Malchow, a Bartley fellow at the REVIEW, talks with
U.S. Congressman Mike Honda about his resolution asking Japan to
own up to its past and why the nation needs to make amends for its
comfort-women abuses.
Japan:
Richard Katz, co-editor of the Oriental Economist Report,
explores how corporate re-engineering could be the key to
jump-starting Japan’s lackluster economy and achieving a
much-needed productivity boost.
Security:
Andrew Scobell, a professor at the Strategic Studies
Institute of the U.S. Army War College, explains the motivation
behind China’s policy preferences for North Korea and sheds light
on some of its long-term objectives in the region.
Intellectual Property:
Simon Montlake, a free-lance writer, examines Thailand’s
decision to issue compulsory licenses for life-saving drugs.
Thailand’s IP Gamble: Just Say ‘No’ To Big Pharma
Elizabeth H. Williams of the Asia Society urges developing
countries to follow Bangkok’s lead.
Hong Kong:
Jesse Wong, a longtime Hong Kong journalist, talks with two
former leftists about the painful memories left over from a summer
of violence four decades ago and the lingering aftereffects on the
territory’s political life. A REVIEW Focus On Innovation
The Curious Life of Clusters
Henry S. Rowen, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution,
explores the reasons why clusters successfully form in some parts of
Asia but not others.
Engineers to Researchers
Douglas Fuller, an assistant professor at the Chinese
University of Hong Kong, and Eric Thun, a lecturer at Oxford’s Saïd
Business School, discusses the impact of global linkages on driving
the development of innovative capacities within China.
Korea’s Path to Brand Creation
Dae Ryun Chang, dean of the Graduate School of International
Studies, at Yonsei University in Seoul, urges China and India to
emulate Korea’s global brands.
Can China and India Move Up the Value Chain?
Anurag Viswanath, a free-lance journalist based in Bangalore,
and Rebecca Catching, arts and entertainment editor of That’s
Shanghai, compare India and China’s quests to become innovative
superpowers, exploring the actions being taken to remove remaining
obstacles.
REVIEWS
Charm offensive: How China’s Soft Power is Transforming the World
Reviewed by Kerry Brown, an associate fellow of Chatham House London,
and author of Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century.
The North Korean Economy: Between Crisis and Catastrophe
Reviewed by Bianca Bosker, a Bartley fellow at the REVIEW.
Eurasian Crossroads: a History of Xinjiang
Reviewed by Ilaria Maria Sala, a free-lance journalist based in Hong
Kong.
The King’s Last Song
Reviewed by Ron Gluckman, a writer based in Phnom Penh
How China Grows: Investment, Finance, and Reform
Reviewed by Andrew Batson, a Beijing-based reporter for The Wall
Street Journal
Mishima’s Sword: Travels in Search of a Samurai Legend
Reviewed by Michael Judge, a free-lance journalist and adjunct
professor at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass
Communication.
JAUNT THROUGH ASIA
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