This work examines and reviews the ecological context of language planning in 14 countries in the Pacific basin: Japan, the two Koreas, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It provides the only up-to-date overview and review of language policy in the region and challenges those interested in language policy and planning to think about how such goals might be achieved in the context of language ecology.

Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. Language Planning in Japan. Language Planning in the Two Koreas. Language Planning in Taiwan. Language Planning in the Philippines. Language Planning in Indonesia. Language Planning in Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam. Language Planning in Singapore. Language Planning in Australia. Language Planning in New Zealand. Language Planning in Melanesia. Language Planning in Perspective. References. Appendix A: Maps of the Pacific Basin. Author Index. Content Index. Language Index.