Introduction / Christoph Antons -- Law and development from the Southeast Asian perspective : methodology, history, and paradigm change / Nobuyuki Yasuda -- APEC, industry policy, and the role of law / Bernard G. Bishop -- The rule of law, economic development, and the developmental states of Northeast Asia / John K.M. Ohnesorge -- Globalization vs. paternalistic regulation : some thoughts about economic success, the role of law, and the regulation of Japan's financial markets / Harald Baum -- The rule of law or law as instrument of rule : law and the economic development of Japan with particular regard to industrial policy / Richard Boyd -- Industrial policy and intellectual property in Japan and beyond / Christopher Heath -- Japan as a model : comparing law and development in Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia / Christoph Antons -- Policy as law and law as policy : the role of law in China's development strategy / Jianfu Chen -- The clonability of the Singapore model of law and development : the case of Suzhou, China / Connie Carter -- Prosperity at a price : regulation of organized labour in Malaysia / Jesse Wu Min Aun -- The legal regulation of technology transfer : arrangements within ASEAN / Michael Blakeney -- Resolving trade disputes in Asia : an essay about the laws, institutions, and cultures / Robert E. Lutz -- Asian economic crisis and legal institutions : a tale of two cities / Roman Tomasic.