The Political Economy of Asian Transition Economies Sujian Guo (Hampshire, England: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2006)
Sujian Guo's The Political Economy of Asian Transition Economies is an exploration of the degree to which China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos PDR and Cambodia have adopted systems of market-based incentives in the interest of economic development. Unfortunately, Guo offers very little discussion of "development" and dedicates the majority of his work to a tedious discussion of bland economic indicators.
The author's introductory chapter explores the influence of a nation's political environment upon the chosen method and speed of economic transition. ...