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

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-5 Explaining Regionalism in East Asia: Theoretical Perspectives....Pages 6-23 State Sovereignty, Collective Action Problems and Regional Integration in Southeast Asia....Pages 24-43 Business Interests and Regional Integration in Southeast Asia: A Comparison with Europe....Pages 44-60 Intergovernmentalism and Emerging Regionalism in Northeast Asia....Pages 61-81 Business Involvement in Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia....Pages 82-104 ASEAN’s Manipulation of Balancing and Entangling Strategy in East Asia....Pages 105-126 China’s Regional Economic Diplomacy in Pursuit of Domestic and Global Interests....Pages 127-146 Japan’s East Asian Diplomacy: Patchwork Realism and Naïve Liberalism....Pages 147-168 Conclusions....Pages 169-180 Back Matter....Pages 181-213 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 "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