The Soviets and the Pacific challenge

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Foreword / Eduard Shevardnadze

1. Soviet prospects and the Pacific economy / Peter Drysdale. Asia-Pacific trade. Promise of the Soviet Far East. Whither Japan and the Soviet Union? Cooperation Asia-Pacific style. Soviet participation. Perspectives

2. The agenda for economic reform in the Soviet Union: international dimensions and sequence / Ivan Korolev. Basic dimensions and sources of financial instability. Economic reform: longer-term and immediate extraordinary measures. The integration of the Soviet Union into the world economy. Internal measures for a normalisation of the economic situation. External economic and monetary measures

3. The dynamics of reform in Soviet-type economies: comparative perspectives / Craig Littler. System-specific features of Soviet-type economies. The dynamics of STEs pre-reform. Economic reforms: the stages of transformation

4. The Soviet Union and the Pacific / Gerald Segal. Introduction. The enduring realities. Reforms in Soviet foreign policy. Continuing debates. What is to be done?

5. The new detente and the reforms in socialist countries / Tsuneaki Sato. Crisis of the system. Continuity and discontinuity in the development of economic reforms. Implication of political change. Implication of economic change. What will remain of the concept of socialism? Prospects of a return to capitalism. The role of the West

6. Recent Japan-Soviet relations: Gorbachev's dilemma and his choices / Hiroshi Kimura. The dilemma of relying upon external economic assistance. The military-strategic value of the northern islands. Opening a Pandora's box? Conclusion

7. Problems and prospects for Japanese investment in the Soviet Far East / Evgenii Kovrigin. Evolution of the official Soviet attitude towards the import of foreign capital. Public opinion and Japanese investment in the Far East. Far Eastern resources and opportunities for conducting joint ventures. Prospects for special economic zones in the Far East. Reasons for current Japanese reluctance to invest in the region. Prospects for future cooperation between the Far East and Japan. Conclusion

8. The Soviet reforms and relations with the Koreas / Yu-Nam Kim. Soviet 'new thinking'. North Korea. South Korea. Economic cooperation. Conclusion

9. Sino-Soviet economic and political relations / Pu Shan. Economic relations. Political relations

10. Prospects for reform in the Soviet Far East: agenda and options / Pavel A. Minakir. Regional Khozraschot. Problems in the development of the Far East. Long-term development program. Investment. The task ahead

11. Economic relations between the Soviet Union and the Pacific: an assessment of opportunities / Christopher Findlay and Alaster Edwards. Economic reform and marketing systems. Investment in infrastructure and the tax rate. Joint venture rules. Conclusion

12. Soviet policy in the Asia-Pacific region and economic reforms / Vladimir Ivanov. Does the Soviet Union really need superpower status? Sources of concern. Soviet military posture. Economic relations with the Pacific economies. Basic economic problems of the Soviet Far East. Long-term plans and realities. Special economic regime proposal and principal areas of cooperation. Does the Far East need special economic zones? Development of a strategy for the Soviet Far East. Regional cooperation. Economic opportunities and priorities