The Great Free Trade Myth

This book is based on the author's experience as a British diplomat and scholar working in East Asia for much of the period since 1980. It seeks to challenge widely held views in Britain about the nature of our relations with countries in East Asia, especially in respect of trade. It does so by looking at case studies, or specific incidents in diplomatic relations, not academic theory, using examples that have hitherto received little or no attention. While it is aimed at general readers who may have an interest in the broad subject, it should also be of great value to academics and scholars.

Is based on the author's experience as a British diplomat working in East Asia for much of the period since 1980 Seeks to challenge widely held views in Britain about the nature of our relations with countries in East Asia Aims at general readers who may have an interest in the broad subject, rather than academics and scholars

Autorentext

Michael Reilly is a non-resident Senior Fellow with the Taiwan Studies Programme at Nottingham University in the UK.

Klappentext

This book is based on the author s experience as a British diplomat and scholar working in East Asia for much of the period since 1980. It seeks to challenge widely held views in Britain about the nature of our relations with countries in East Asia, especially in respect of trade. It does so by looking at case studies, or specific incidents in diplomatic relations, not academic theory, using examples that have hitherto received little or no attention. While it is aimed at general readers who may have an interest in the broad subject, it should also be of great value to academics and scholars.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Imperial Ties and Free Trade.- Chapter 3. Protests and Power Turbines Korea, 1980.- Chapter 4. Whisky, Drugs and Bonds Korea, 1987 1997.- Chapter 5. Gratuitously Disagreeable Taiwan, 1980 1990.- Chapter 6. Planes, Trains and Visas Taiwan, 1995 2010.- Chapter 7. The reluctant multilateralist South East Asia, 1980 2000.- Chapter 8. A Tarnished Era China since 2010.- Chapter 9. The United Kingdom and East Asia towards 2050.