Ch. 1. The Conventional Wisdom: What Lies Beneath? -- Ch. 2. Wired for Modernization in China -- Ch. 3. Channeling a "Limited" Resource in China -- Ch. 4. Catching Up and Cracking Down in Singapore, Vietnam, and Burma -- Ch. 5. Technology and Tradition in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt -- Ch. 6. Beyond Blind Optimism