For students of international political economy it is hard to ignore the growth dynamism and global impact of east asia japan and china are two of the largest economies in the world in a region now accounting for almost 30 percent more trade than the united states canada and mexico combined. The political economy of east asia striving for wealth and power 1st edition by wan ming 2007 paperback books amazonca. The political economy of east asia striving for wealth and power by ming wan 2007 10 17 ming wan books amazonca. Of east asia striving for wealth and power ming wan george mason university 1 cqpress a division of congressional quarterly inc washington dc contents tables figures and maps xiii preface xv part i introduction 1 introduction 1 what is east asia 3 the political economy approach 4 defining political economy 5 institutions 5 o comparative political economy and international political . In the political economy of east asia striving for wealth and power 1st edition world in a region now accounting for almost 30 percent more trade than the united states canada and mexico combined in indonesia where islamist groups are becoming more involved in politics and more aggressive the jokowi administration is relying more on the armed forces for domestic security potentially