The Uses of Institutions: The U.S., Japan, and Governance in East Asia The U.S., Japan, and Governance in East Asia

This book explores the ways that institutions play a role - or fail to - in Japanese and American approaches to regional governance in East Asia. It uses recent studies on the logic and dynamics of institutions to determine the logic of order within the East Asia region. The central focus is on bilateral and multilateral regional institutions. This book explores the ways that institutions play a role - or fail to - in Japanese and American approaches to regional governance in East Asia. It uses recent studies on the logic and dynamics of institutions to determine the logic of order within the East Asia region. The central focus is on bilateral and multilateral regional institutions, how Japan and the U.S. use these institutions, and what we can learn about the future direction of institutions of governance within the East Asia region Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-25 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 Institutions of Convenience: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Pragmatic Use of International Institutions....Pages 29-50 Japan: Bilateralism at Any Cost?....Pages 51-73 Front Matter....Pages 75-75 Layering Institutions: The Logic of Japan’s Institutional Strategy for Regional Security....Pages 77-102 Currents of Power: U.S. Alliances with Japan and Taiwan during the Cold War....Pages 103-129 U.S.-Japan Alliance as a Flexible Institution....Pages 131-150 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 The Uses of Institutions: The United Nations for Legitimacy....Pages 153-186 Money, Capital, and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region....Pages 187-215 Ripe for Rights?: Problems and Prospects for a Human Rights Regime in East Asia....Pages 217-246