Asian Megatrends assesses the key drivers impacting Asia over the next two decades. The rise of China is transforming the Asia-Pacific, as China's economic and military might increasingly reverberates throughout the region. India and Indonesia are also rising Asian powers that are changing the shape of the Asian economic landscape. The rapid growth of emerging Asian consumer markets is becoming an increasingly important growth engine for the world economy and for global multinationals. However, Asia faces tremendous economic and social challenges over the long-term, including the rapid growth of Asian megacities and severe environmental problems due to climate change, water crises and pollution. Geopolitical tensions have also been escalating in the Asia-Pacific due to territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, increasing the risk of a regional arms race and military confrontation.

Table of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresPrefaceIntroduction: Beyond the East Asian Miracle1. Asia's Consumer Spending Boom2. The Impact of Ageing Demographics on Asia3. Building a New Financial Architecture in Asia4. Asian Megacities : Managing Urban Growth5. Emerging Manufacturing Hubs in Asia6. China: Fragile Superpower7. Can Japan Avert a Debt Crisis?8. Will India Become Asia's Next Growth Engine?9. ASEAN : Trade Liberalisation and Economic Integration10. Indonesia: Southeast Asia's Emerging Regional Power11. Majulah Singapura: The Next Fifty Years12. The Environmental Crises Facing Asia13. Combating Terrorism and Organised Crime in Asia14. Asia's Future Wars: Geopolitical Risks in the Asia-Pacific15. Conclusion: Conflict or Co-operation in Asia?BibliographyIndex?