The Political Economy of Regionalism in East Asia : Integrative Explanation for Dynamics and Challenges

Since the mid 1990s, East Asian states have developed an increasing interest in creating regional cooperation. The Political Economy of Regionalism in East Asia explores this trend and looks at how it is explained in terms of the major theoretical perspectives of international relations. Analysing moves towards free trade agreements, and cooperation in information technology, environments, energy, and agriculture, the book argues that global and regional economic forces have transformed the political and economic context in which East Asia states interact in pursuit of national interests. Such forces have influenced measures and environments of which the states take advantage for securing national interests. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Tables and Figure......Page 10 List of Abbreviations......Page 11 Introduction......Page 14 1 Explaining Regionalism in East Asia: Theoretical Perspectives......Page 19 2 State Sovereignty, Collective Action Problems and Regional Integration in Southeast Asia......Page 37 3 Business Interests and Regional Integration in Southeast Asia: A Comparison with Europe......Page 57 4 Intergovernmentalism and Emerging Regionalism in Northeast Asia......Page 74 5 Business Involvement in Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia......Page 95 6 ASEAN's Manipulation of Balancing and Entangling Strategy in East Asia......Page 118 7 China's Regional Economic Diplomacy in Pursuit of Domestic and Global Interests......Page 140 8 Japan's East Asian Diplomacy: Patchwork Realism and Naïve Liberalism......Page 160 9 Conclusions......Page 182 Notes......Page 194 References......Page 208 B......Page 222 E......Page 223 K......Page 224 S......Page 225 Z......Page 226

Since the mid-1990s, East Asian states have developed an increasing interest in creating regional cooperation. The Political Economy of Regionalism in East Asia explores this trend and looks at how it has been explained in terms of the major theoretical perspectives of international relations. Analysing moves towards free trade agreements, and cooperation in information technology, the environments, energy and agriculture, the book argues that global and regional economic forces have transformed the political and economic context in which East Asian states interact in pursuit of national interests. Such forces have influenced both measures and environments that states have taken advantage of in securing national interests.

About the Author:
Hidetaka Yoshimatsu is Professor of International Relations at the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan

An exploration of the evolution of regionalism and regional economic relations in East Asia since the late 1990s. The book analyzes moves towards free trade agreements, cooperation in information technology, energy and environment, and agriculture, by highlighting preferences and actions of governmental and business actors. "Since the mid-1990s, East Asian states have developed an increasing interest in creating regional cooperation. This book explores this trend and looks at how it has been explained in terms of the major theoretical perspectives of international relations."--Jacket