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in RIMPAC 2000.]] The Pacific Rim is a Political and Economic term used to designate the Countries on the edges of the Pacific Ocean as well as the various Island Nation s within the Region . There are many centres in the Pacific Rim, such as Shanghai , Hong Kong , Singapore , Kuala Lumpur , Seoul , Tokyo , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Seattle , Vancouver and Sydney . Honolulu is the headquarters of various intergovernmental and Non-governmental Organization s of the Pacific Rim including the East-West Center and RIMPAC . The region offers great Diversity — with the economic dynamism of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore; the mastery of Technology in Japan , Korea , Taiwan and the western United States ; the natural resources of Australia , Canada , the Philippines , and the Russian Far East ; the human resources of China and Indonesia ; the Agricultural Productivity of Chile , New Zealand , the Philippines, and the United States among others. Some theorists opine that with the relative decline of the old centers of Industrialism in Europe and eastern North America , the center of world economic activity may refocus on the Pacific Rim. SEE ALSO
READINGS Clausen, A. W. ''The Pacific Asian Countries: A Force For Growth in the Global Economy''. Los Angeles: World Affairs Council, 1984. ED 244 852. Cleveland, Harlan. ''The Future of the Pacific Basin: A Keynote Address''. New Zealand: Conference on New Zealand's Prospects in the Pacific Region, 1983. Gibney, Frank B., Ed. ''Whole Pacific Catalog''. Los Angeles, CA: l981. "The Pacific Basin Alliances, Trade and Bases." GREAT DECISIONS 1987. New York: Foreign Policy Association, 1987. ED 283 743. Rogers, Theodore S., and Robert L. Snakenber. "Language Studies in the Schools: A Pacific Prospect." EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 21 (1982): 12-15. Wedemeyer, Dan J., and Anthony J. Pennings, Eds. ''Telecommunications--Asia, Americas, Pacific: PTC 86. "Evolution of the Digital Pacific."'' Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Telecommunications Council: Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986. ED 272 147. West, Philip, and Thomas Jackson. ''The Pacific Rim and the Bottom Line''. Bloomington, Indiana, 1987. EXTERNAL LINK |
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