Monthly Archives: December 2016
Water and the state in Korea
Jin-Tae Hwang of the Seoul National University Asia Center has a new article available at the JCA publisher’s website. In his article titled, “Changing South Korean Water Policy after Political and Economic Liberalisation” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2016.1266014), Dr Hwang South Korean state … Continue reading
Warhol and Ai Weiwei
In a new review, Kosmas Tsokhas has reviewed Andy Warhol, Ai Weiwei, a popular book edited Max Delany and Eric Shiner published by the National Gallery of Victoria in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2016.1266377). The … Continue reading
China’s Futures
In a new review, JCA editor Kevin Hewison looks at David Shambaugh’s latest book, China’s Future, published by Polity Press (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2016.1269512). Written in an engaging manner by one of the foremost scholars of China’s contemporary politics, the book is … Continue reading
President Roh Moo-Hyun’s Last Interview
In a commentary and interview, Hyung-A Kim of the School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University backgrounds and presents President Roh Moo-Hyun’s last interview, conducted just before he committed suicide. “President Roh … Continue reading
Reassessing the Cultural Revolution
In a new book review, Clemens Büttner of Germany’s Goethe University in Frankfurt reviews The Cultural Revolution at the Margins: Chinese Socialism in Crisis by Yiching Wu (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2016.1266689). Published by Harvard University Press, the reviewer states that Wu takes … Continue reading
Westra on Japan’s spending
JCA co-editor Richard Westra concludes his recent article in The World Financial Review on Japan’s monetary policy with these words: The belief that a weakened yen to help overseas sales of Japanese cars and flat screen TVs while spending on … Continue reading
Malaysia’s capital controls and “sterilisation”
“Opting for Openness: Capital Mobility and Monetary Sterilisation in Malaysia” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2016.1257045) is a new article at JCA by Natasha Hamilton-Hart of the Department of Management and International Business at the University of Auckland. During the 1997-98 Asian Economic Crisis, … Continue reading
Revolutions – A Conference
Revolutions – a Conference is taking place at the University of Manitoba on September 29 to October 1, 2017. There’s a call for papers, volunteers and other support available from The Geopolitical Economy Research Group. There’s considerable information at the … Continue reading
Oligarchy in the Philippines
In a new review at JCA, Frances Mae Ramos looks at Rigoberto D. Tiglao’s Colossal Deception: How Foreigners Control Our Telecoms Sector: A Case Study of Corruption, Cronyism and Regulatory Capture in the Philippines. Ramos states that Colossal Deception is … Continue reading
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