1. Introduction : the East Asian development model; 2. Need for a paradigm change for the East Asian economy; 3. The use of nationalist ideology in the economic development of South Korea : implications for East Asian development model; 4. Democratic development and authoritarian development compared : South Korea; 5. Japan-South Korea economic ties : stability and growth through discord; 6. The development of Japan's developmental state : stages of growth and the social costs of energy and export promotion policies; 7. A tale of two capitalisms : developmentalism, neoliberalism and the Japanese postal system; 8. The political economy of digital television transition in Japan and the United States : how well can a coordinated market economy solve a coordination problem?; 9. The Beijing consensus, the world capitalist system and the limits of globalization; 10. China's development path : joys and worries; 11. Two models of economic development in China;12. The mass line model : East Asian democratic model; 13. Beyond win-win : rethinking China's international relationships in an era of economic uncertainty.