The Pacific basin : new challenges for the United States / edited by James W. Morley.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- The new world in the Pacific / James W. Morley -- Political and economic developments -- The Pacific Basin and its economic vitality / Peter Drysdale -- Pacific development and its implications for the world economy / Saburo Okita -- The moderation of politics / William H. Overholt -- Regional cooperation and the tilt to the West / Evelyn Colbert -- The American stake -- The burgeoning American economic stake in the Pacific Basin / Hugh Patrick -- United States security interests / Richard L. Sneider -- Strengthening human ties / John Bresnan -- The Agenda -- Soviet-American rivalry in Asia / Donald S. Zagoria -- China's strategic role in Asia / Robert S. Ross -- Toward democracy in the Philippines / Peter W. Stanley -- Prospects for a settlement in Cambodia / Kishore Mahbubani -- The developing countries and American interests / Lawrence B. Krause -- Penetrating the new markets / New Testament Wang.