West is too ready to trumpet Asia's defeat London edition
Sir, The hubris of Asian leaders while they were on a roll was as cacophonous and distasteful as is the gloating in certain western circles in the face of their travails and undoubted loss of face. Although Samuel Brittan (" 'Asian model', R.I.P.", December 4) proceeds to qualify...
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Published in | The Financial times (London ed.) |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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London (UK)
The Financial Times Limited
10.12.1997
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Summary: | Sir, The hubris of Asian leaders while they were on a roll was as cacophonous and distasteful as is the gloating in certain western circles in the face of their travails and undoubted loss of face. Although Samuel Brittan (" 'Asian model', R.I.P.", December 4) proceeds to qualify his triumphalism vis-a-vis the apparent Asian debacle , the title of the article is unfortunate. Besides which, he may well in the not too distant future have to eat his words. |
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ISSN: | 0307-1766 |