10 Oct 2008

Emerging Leaders in East Asia: The Next Generation of Political Leadership in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US
Supplied note: "New Project Report Announcement - Emerging Leaders in East Asia: The Next Generation of Political Leadership in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Table of Contents:
* Political Generations in East Asia: The Policy Significance - Kenneth B. Pyle, NBR and the University of Washington * China's Fifth Generation: Is Diversity a Source of Strength or Weakness? - Cheng Li, The Brookings Institution * Prosperity's Children: Generational Change and Japan's Future Leadership - J. Patrick Boyd & Richard J. Samuels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology * The Rise, Fall, and Transformation of the "386": Generational Change in Korea - L. Gordon Flake, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation * Rising Rationalists: The Next Generation of Leadership in Taiwan - Shelley Rigger, Davidson College

About the Project Report - Major powers in East Asia are undergoing important political leadership transitions. In China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, a new generation is emerging, equipped with unique experiences and backgrounds. Exploring how these future leaders are likely to respond to regional trends and anticipating their policy preferences as they assume increasingly important leadership positions is critical to a well-grounded understanding of Northeast Asia in the 21st century. This report represents the culmination of a year-long initiative launched by NBR to provide U.S. government and corporate leaders with a better understanding of East Asia's future leadership. By examining the qualities and characteristics that define these rising leaders and distinguish them from their predecessors, the initiative explores the possible implications of their emerging influence for U.S. foreign, economic, and security policy interests. [...]

* Purchase Report: [http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=533]
* Free Download: Abridged versions of select research papers from this project were published in Asia Policy, no. 6 (July 2008) [http://www.nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=485] and are available for free download:
* Prosperity's Children: Generational Change and Japan's Future Leadership - J. Patrick Boyd & Richard J. Samuels [http://nbr.org/publications/article.aspx?ID=487]
* China's Fifth Generation: Is Diversity a Source of Strength or Weakness? - Cheng Li [http://nbr.org/publications/article.aspx?ID=488] - nbr]."

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