Analyzing Asia's prospects

Emerging Asia was the fairy tale story to surface from the economic horror that engulfed much of the world in 2008 and 2009. Even at the height of the crisis, key emerging Asian economies made headlines for extraordinary macro growth numbers. But the more pressing question is whether emerging Asian nations, especially China, will be able to maintain their scorching pace of growth.

The Asia Investor: Charting a Course Through Asia's Emerging Markets, by Aaron Chaze, seeks to address whether the booming Asian economies have what it takes to move away from an export-led, external-trade dominated economy and truly embrace a free-market philosophy. It also examines the driving forces behind investment opportunities - key trends and investment themes shaping the region such as:

rapidly rising standard of living;