Economic Integration in Asia : Towards the Delineation of a Sustainable Path

## List of Tables 2.1 Growth in Europe, Asia and Northern America 1950-2008 (average annual compound growth rates, GDP per capita, US$ 1990 PPP estimates) 2.2 Key targets of Europe 2020 3.1 Foreign Direct Investment inflows into China (by source, US$ millions) 3.2 Trade dependency indicators 3.3 Regional bias indicators for the Greater China region 3.4 China's bilateral trade with Greater China in 2008 (in percentage) 5.1 Top Asian investor countries, 2011 5.2 Top targeted countries in Asia, 2011 6.1 Global trends in greenhouse gas emissions: 1990-2008 6.2 National regulatory changes in international investment agreements: 1992-2011 6.3 Evaluation of selected indicators and components of sustainable development 6.4 Country rankings by major indicators 6.5 Country ranking & relative ranking indices (RRI) for four selected indicators 6.6 Country ranking by relative rank indices (RRIs) 6.7 Country rankings by OECD indices 6.8 Regulatory restrictiveness index and corruption perceptions index 7.1 French and Japanese MNCs interviewed in eight Asian countries between 2008 and 2010 Asia Has One Of The Most Dynamic And Fastest Developing Economies In The World. This Study Assesses The Current State Of Economic Integration In Asia - In Particular In East And South East Asia - And Analyzes The Prerequisites For A Sustainable Path Of Economic Integration, Using The Background Of The Eu Experience As A Benchmark. The Crucial Notion Of 'sustainable Economic Integration' Is Explored Under The Prism Of The Eu-asia Economic And Business Relationship. The Book Offers An Integrated Approach To The Concept Of Economic Integration By Linking It To That Of Sustainability. In The First Introductory Part, The Idea Of 'sustainable Economic Integration' Is Clarified, And Examined Using A Political Economy Perspective. The Second Part Of The Book Includes A Number Of Chapters Relating To Specific Case Studies Epitomizing The Current State Of Integration In Asia; Because Of Its Role And Of Its Size, China Features Quite Prominently In This Part. Economic Integration In Asia Provides A Critical Overview Of Economic Integration In Asia, And Makes Indispensable Reading For Researchers And Students Of Asia And Development Economics, And In Particular To Those Interested In The Economy Of China-- Part I: An Integrated Approach To The Concept Of Economic Integration -- 1. Introduction: Sustainable Economic Integration In The Asia Context / Bernadette Andreosso O'callaghan, Jacques Jaussaud And M. Bruna Zolin -- 2. Sustainable Economic Integration: The Experience Of The European Union / Andrea Mairate -- Part Ii: Assessing Economic Integration In Asia -- 3. Regional Integration Within Greater China. State Of Play And Future Prospects / Françoise Nicolas -- 4. The China-taiwan Relationship: Economic Integration And Normalization / Bernadette Andreosso-o'callaghan And Qin Tang -- 5. Unexpected And Growing Interest In Land Investments? The Asian Case; / Lucia Luzi, M. Bruna Zolin -- 6. In Pursuit Of Appropriate Patterns Of Foreign Investment For Sustainable Development / Ota Tatsuyuki -- 7. Localisation Of Management Positions In European And Japanese Subsidiaries In Asia: A Qualitative Investigation / Bruno Amann, Shiho Futagami, Jacques Jaussaud, Shuji Mizoguchi, Hiroyuki Nakamura And Johannes Schaapes -- 8. The Impact Of Non-tariff Barriers In The European Union On China's Exports / Utai Uprasen. Edited By Bernadette Andreosso-o'callaghan, Jacques Jaussaud, Maria Bruna Zolin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This study assesses the current state of economic integration in Asia - in particular in East and South East Asia- and analyzes the prerequisites for a sustainable path of economic integration, using the background of the EU experience as a benchmark. Asia has one of the most dynamic and fastest developing economies in the world. This study assesses the current state of economic integration in Asia - in particular in East and South East Asia- and analyzes the prerequisites for a sustainable path of economic integration, using the background of the EU experience as a benchmark. The crucial notion of 'sustainable economic integration' is explored under the prism of the EU-Asia economic and business relationship. The book offers an integrated approach to the concept of economic integration by linking it to that of sustainability. In the first introductory part, the idea of 'sustainable economic integration' is clarified, and examined using a political economy perspective. The second part of the book includes a number of chapters relating to specific case studies epitomizing the current state of integration in Asia; because of its role and of its size, China features quite prominently in this part. Economic Integration in Asia provides a critical overview of economic integration in Asia, and makes indispensable reading for researchers and students of Asia and development economics, and in particle to those interested in the economy of China Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction: Sustainable Economic Integration in the Asia Context....Pages 2-6 Sustainable Economic Integration: The Experience of the European Union....Pages 7-23 Front Matter....Pages 24-24 Regional Integration within Greater China. State of Play and Future Prospects....Pages 25-55 The China-Taiwan Relationship: Economic Integration and Normalization....Pages 56-77 Unexpected and Growing Interest in Land Investments? The Asian Case....Pages 78-98 In Pursuit of Appropriate Patterns of Foreign Investment for Sustainable Development....Pages 99-122 Localization of Management Positions in European and Japanese Subsidiaries in Asia: A Qualitative Investigation....Pages 123-140 The Impact of Non-Tariff Barriers in the European Union on China’s Exports....Pages 141-164 Back Matter....Pages 165-169