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The new Asian hemisphere : the irresistible shift of global power to the East

For two centuries Asians have been bystanders in world history, reacting defenselessly to the surges of Western commerce, thought, and power. That era is over. Asia is returning to the center stage it occupied for eighteen centuries before the rise of the West. By 2050, three of the world's largest economies will be Asian: China, India, and Japan. In The New Asian Hemisphere, Kishore Mahbubani argues that Western minds need to step outside their "comfort zone" and prepare new mental maps to understand the rise of Asia. The West, he says, must gracefully share power with Asia by giving up its a
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Introduction
The three scenarios
Why Asia is rising now
Why is the West not celebrating?
De-westernization : the return of history
Western incompetence, Asian competence?
Prerequisites for global leadership : principles, partnerships, and pragmatism
Notes
Index
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