Contents

pp v-viii

List of Tables

pp ix-x

List of Figures

pp xi-xii

Acknowledgements

pp xiii-xiv

Map: Japan in the Asia-Pacific Region

pp xv-xvi

1 - SHIFTING BALANCE OF POWER IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

pp 1-7

2 - EVOLUTION OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC ORDER DURING THE 1980S

pp 8-26

3 - STRUCTURAL PATTERNS IN JAPAN'S ECONOMIC ROLE IN ASIA

pp 27-56

4 - JAPAN'S GROWING POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC ROLE

pp 57-76

5 - PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS FOR JAPAN'S INFLUENCE IN ASIA

pp 77-91

6 - PROSPECTS FOR A LARGER JAPANESE MILITARY ROLE

pp 92-103

7 - ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE

pp 104-118

8 - IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

pp 119-133

APPENDICES

Appendix A - A cautionary note on comparisons of foreign direct investment

pp 134-135

Appendix B - Japanese trade with Asia-Pacific countries, 1986-90

pp 136-137

Appendix C - U.S. trade with Asia-Pacific countries, 1986-90

pp 138-139

NOTES

pp 140-156

THE AUTHOR

pp 157-157