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 inThe Financial times (London ed.)
Main Author Lehmann, Jean-Pierre
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) The Financial Times Limited 10.12.1997
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Anthropology & customs
Asian people
Economic indicators
Education & training
Markets & market information
Other Businesses & Services, Other Businesses
Asia
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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.
ISSN:0307-1766