Vanishing Borders: The New International Order of the 21st Century

Abstract

Part 1 Introduction: wither the borders? Towards a new dimension of geographical differentiation, Lee Boon Thong and Tengku Shamsul Bahrin global interdependence and the developing economics, George Cho. Part 2 Case studies - impact of vanishing borders: Japanese adaption to the globalisation of the World Economy, Takayama Masaki and Nomura Shigeharu global markets and global citizens - vanishing borders in the Pacific Islands, John Overton New Zealand, national identity and the Pacific century, Michael Roche visa-waiver and the transformation of migration flows between New Zealand and countries in the Asia-Pacific region 1981-1996, Richard Bedford and Jacqueline Lidgard vanishing international borders - the implications for reconstruction and development in Southern Africa, Christian M Rogerson. Part 3 Regional cooperation - the political dimensions: India, ASEAN and the new geopolitical world order, Chandra Pal Singh appraising the possibility of promoting interdependent development between SAARC and ASEAN, Ziaush Shams Haq vanishing borders within Sub-Saharan African States - achievements, counterforces and prospects, Agot Kawango transfrontier cooperation and the borders in the European Union, Peter John Reid and Andrew Church. Part 4 Regional cooperation - the economic dimensions: ignoring borders through railway - the proposed Trans-Asia railway and regional development, Abdul Rahim Mohd Nor bother with borders? Natural resources management in the Mekong River Basin, Gerard Cheong integrating West Africa through the economic community of West African States (ECOWAS), Daniel Buor. Part 5 Conclusion: globalisation and the Paradox of enduring national boundaries, Gerald H Blake.