1st Edition

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

Edited By Tsuneo Akaha Copyright 1997

    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.

    Part 1 Moscow and the Russian far East; Chapter 1 The Political Dimension, Robert Valliant; Chapter 2 The Security Dimension, Alexei V. Zagorsky; Part 2 Economic Development in the Russian far East; Chapter 3 Economic Challenge in the Russian far East, Tsuneo Akaha, Pavel A. Minakir, Kunio Okada; Chapter 4 Problems of Resource Development in the Russian far East, Evgenii B. Kovrigin; Chapter 5 Minerals and Mining in the Russian far East, James P. Dorian; Chapter 6 The Present Situation and Future Problems of Energy Production in the Russian far East, Takashi Murakami; Chapter 7 Environmental Challenge in the Russian far East, Tsuneo Akaha; Part 3 Russia, the Russian Far East and the Asia—Pacific Neighbors; Chapter 8 Russia and the United States in Northeast Asia and the Russian far East, Vladimir I. Ivanov; Chapter 9 The Russian far East in Russo–Japanese Relations, Nobuo Arai, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa; Chapter 10 Russo–Chinese Normalization from an International Perspective, James Clay Moltz; Chapter 11 Russia’s far East in Contemporary Russian–Korean Relations, Vladimir F. Li; Chapter 12 The Russian far East and Northeast Asia, Robert A. Manning; Chapter 13 Conclusion, Tsuneo Akaha;

    Biography

    Tsuneo Akaha is Professor of International Policy Studies and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, California.