Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire - Année 1986 - Volume 12 - Numéro 1 - Pages 23-38Asia in 1986. The future is no longer what it used to be, Claude Verceil. The diagnosis seemed hopeless. Asia was doomed to overpopulation, hunger, and war. And yet ! Recent developments continent seem to have proved wrong the prophets of doom. Population growth is controlled better ; people are generally able to feed themselves ; economic development is accelerating ; stabilization of political regimes and a beginning of democratization, a reduction of international tensions - all these indicators have moved to green. 16 pages Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.