Politics and Economics in the Russian Far East: Changing Ties with Asia-Pacific

✍ Scribed by Tsuneo Akaha

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 256
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Politics and Economics in the Russian Far East addresses the key issue of what the Russian Far East and its Northeast Asian neighbours can do to further closen economic and co-operative relationships. The question of to what extent the state should intervene to stimulate economic growth in the Russian Far East is covered, as are the options for a more laissez-faire approach. The possibilities for economic co-operation with the more successful market economies of the region are discussed as are the problems and opportunities presented by the exploitation of Russia's vast natural resources.This book will be essential reading for all those wishing to obtain a deeper understanding of the complexity of the issues involved in the development of co-operative relationships between Russia and its Asia-Pacific neighbours.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of illustrations......Page 10
List of contributors......Page 11
Foreword by Robert A.Scalapino......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 18
Introduction by Tsuneo Akaha......Page 19
Map of Russia's Far Eastern territories......Page 23
The political dimension......Page 26
The security dimension......Page 46
Economic challenge in the Russian Far East......Page 72
Problems of resource development in the Russian Far East......Page 93
Minerals and mining in the Russian Far East......Page 110
The present situation and future problems of energy production in the Russian Far East......Page 133
Environmental challenge in the Russian Far East......Page 143
Russia and the United States in Northeast Asia and the Russian Far East: economics or defense?......Page 160
The Russian Far East in Russo-Japanese relations......Page 180
Russo-Chinese normalization from an international perspective: coping with the pressures of change......Page 210
Russia's Far East in contemporary Russian-Korean relations......Page 221
The Russian Far East and Northeast Asia: security cooperation and regional integration......Page 231
Conclusion......Page 241