Broadening Asia's security discourse and agenda [[electronic resource] ] : political, social, and environmental perspectives / / edited by Ramesh Thakur and Edward Newman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450145403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; ; Tokyo, : United Nations University Press, c2004
• ISBN: 1417564164; 1-4175-6416-4; 92-808-7055-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (371 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ThakurRamesh Chandra <1948->; NewmanEdward <1970->
• Disciplina: 355/.03305
• Soggetti: National security - Asia; Security, International; Globalization - Economic aspects - Asia; Globalization - Environmental aspects - Asia; Human ecology - Asia; Electronic books.; Asia Economic conditions 21st century; Asia Politics and government 21st century; Asia Social conditions 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Non-traditional security in Asia; Part I Social and economic perspectives; 1 Globalization and human development: The cases of Pakistan and India; 2 Southeast Asia's embedded mercantilism in crisis: International strategies and domestic coalitions; 3 Poverty as a non-traditional security issue: Experiences of China's partnership with multilateral donor institutions on poverty alleviation; Part II Governance; 4 Security and governance in South Asia: Their linkages; 5 Governance in plural societies: Sri LankaPart III Environment; 6 ; Sustainable development and human sevurity: Lessons from South Asia; 7 How critical is ""environmental security"" as a non-traditional security issue in Northeast Asia?; 8 A cultural theory perspective on environment and security issues in Nepal; 9 The hydro-politics of the Mekong River Basin: regional cooperation and environmental security; Part IV Institutional security perspectives; 10 Alternative security models: Implications for ASEAN; 11 Seeking non-traditional security in ""traditional"" ways: Northeast Asia and emerging security challenges12 Cooperation and institutional transformation in ASEAN: Insights from the AFTA project; 13 Non-traditional security cooperation in Northeast Asia; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Going beyond military threats and state-centric analysis, this publication demonstrates the importance of a broad security agenda that incorporates political, economic, social and environmental dimensions.