Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Christoph Antons -- Law and development from the Southeast Asian perspective: methodology, history, and paradigm change / Nobuyuki Yasuda -- APEC, industry policy, and the role of law / Bernard G. Bishop -- The rule of law, economic development, and the developmental states of Northeast Asia / John K.M. Ohnesorge -- Globalization vs. paternalistic regulation: some thoughts about economic success, the role of law, and the regulation of Japan's financial markets / Harald Baum -- The rule of law or law as instrument of rule: law and the economic development of Japan with particular regard to industrial policy / Richard Boyd -- Industrial policy and intellectual property in Japan and beyond / Christopher Heath -- Japan as a model: comparing law and development in Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia / Christoph Antons -- Policy as law and law as policy: the role of law in China's development strategy / Jianfu Chen -- The clonability of the Singapore model of law and development: the case of Suzhou, China / Connie Carter -- Prosperity at a price: regulation of organized labour in Malaysia / Jesse Wu Min Aun -- The legal regulation of technology transfer: arrangements within ASEAN / Michael Blakeney -- Resolving trade disputes in Asia: an essay about the laws, institutions, and cultures / Robert E. Lutz -- Asian economic crisis and legal institutions: a tale of two cities / Roman Tomasic.

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