How Asia Works is an eye-opening book that offers a fresh perspective on the economic development of East Asia. This book delves into deconstructing the success and failure of various economies in the region, providing a comprehensive analysis of their policies and strategies. It is highly recommended for anyone interested in understanding the Asian phenomenon and the unique approaches they have taken to achieve economic growth and success.

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• Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Longlist (2013)

Until the catastrophic economic crisis of the late 1990s, East Asia was perceived as a monolithic success story. But heady economic growth rates masked the most divided continent in the world - one half the most extraordinary developmental success story ever seen, the other half a paper tiger.Joe Studwell explores how policies ridiculed by economists created titans in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and are now behind the rise of China, while the best advice the West could offer sold its allies in South-East Asia down the economic river. The first book to offer an Asia-wide deconstruction of success and failure in economic development, Studwell's latest work is provocative and iconoclastic - and sobering reading for most of the world's developing countries. How Asia Works is a must-read book that packs powerful insights about the world's most misunderstood continent.

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