Preface The Asian Way to Peace Foreign Aid Publicity (but Not Planning) from Colombo A Paper Tiger and a Radar Tiger Casting a Wide Net (with Many Holes) toward Africa Tokyo and Seoul Bid for Leadership When Japan Listens, Who Talks in Southeast Asia? ASEAN: A Spirit of Cooperation to Be Emulated Clones of ASEAN in Southeast Asia Multilateral Money Management in Asia Getting the Word Out in Asia The "OPECization" of Asia Conferocracy The Continuing Vitality of Asian Regional Cooperation The "ASEANization" of Asian Regional Cooperation Bibliography Index
Using a flourishing operational code of diplomacy known as the Asian Way, Asian regional cooperation has gone far to unite disparate countries for economic and political objectives. This volume defines the Asian Way while providing details on fifty regional organizations.
MICHAEL HAAS, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawaii, has held visiting appointments throughout the world. The author or editor of 23 books and over 100 articles, he is a major developer of the functionalist theory of international relations.
?In 1989 Haas wrote two volumes on the increasing regional
cooperation and institutionalization in Asia and the Pacific. One
focused on the South Pacific area (The Pacific Way, CH, Nov'89),
the second--the volume under review--on East, Southeast, and South
Asia. Both volumes describe regional organizations and arrangements
that have come into existence in Asia and the Pacific; they
illustrate two related themes, the Pacific Way' and the Asian Way.'
The Asian Way, according to Haas, is based on six principles: Asian
solutions to Asian problems, equality, consensus building,
incrementalism, administration subordinated to politics, and
Pan-Asianism.' It is described as a cultural theory of
international cooperation' and as a new theory of international
statecraft in the region.' The bulk of the book consists of
descriptions of 53 regional organizations and a large number of
affiliated organizations. There are 53 tables and 67 figures. The
central organization, in Haas's view, is the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). His concluding chapter is titled
The "ASEANization' of Asian Regional Cooperation.' A useful
reference work for upper-division undergraduate and graduate
students of contemporary Asian affairs. . . .?-Choice
"In 1989 Haas wrote two volumes on the increasing regional
cooperation and institutionalization in Asia and the Pacific. One
focused on the South Pacific area (The Pacific Way, CH, Nov'89),
the second--the volume under review--on East, Southeast, and South
Asia. Both volumes describe regional organizations and arrangements
that have come into existence in Asia and the Pacific; they
illustrate two related themes, the Pacific Way' and the Asian Way.'
The Asian Way, according to Haas, is based on six principles: Asian
solutions to Asian problems, equality, consensus building,
incrementalism, administration subordinated to politics, and
Pan-Asianism.' It is described as a cultural theory of
international cooperation' and as a new theory of international
statecraft in the region.' The bulk of the book consists of
descriptions of 53 regional organizations and a large number of
affiliated organizations. There are 53 tables and 67 figures. The
central organization, in Haas's view, is the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). His concluding chapter is titled
The "ASEANization' of Asian Regional Cooperation.' A useful
reference work for upper-division undergraduate and graduate
students of contemporary Asian affairs. . . ."-Choice
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