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Book SynopsisCovering a wide range of aspects surrounding economic integration in East Asia, this well-researched text will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students of development studies, regional economics and Asian studies. It will be of particular value to those on courses concerned with economic and regional integration.
Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Masahisa Fujita, Ikuo Kuroiwa and Satoru Kumagai PART I: FACTS AND THEORIES 1. A History of De Facto Economic Integration in East Asia Ikuo Kuroiwa and Satoru Kumagai 2. Analytical Framework for East Asian Integration (1): Industrial Agglomeration and Concentrated Dispersion Koji Nishikimi and Ikuo Kuroiwa 3. Analytical Framework for East Asian Integration (2): Evolution of Industrial Location and Regional Disparity Koji Nishikimi and Ikuo Kuroiwa PART II: INTEGRATION (1): PRODUCTION NETWORKS AND INNOVATION 4. International Production/Distribution Networks in East Asia Mitsuyo Ando 5. Theories on FDI and the Behavior of MNEs in East Asia Ho Yeon Kim and Toshitaka Gokan 6. Productivity, R&D, and Intellectual Property Rights in East Asia and India Kensuke Kubo PART III: INTEGRAION (2): AGRICULTURE, SERVICES, LABOR, AND MONEY 7. Agricultural Issues Related to East Asia’s Economic Integration Masayoshi Honma 8. Services Trade and Investment Liberalization Christopher Findlay 9. Economic Integration and International Migration in East Asia Tomohiro Machikita 10. Monetary Integration in East Asia Eiji Ogawa and Kentaro Kawasaki PART IV: DRIVERS OF INTEGRATION 11. Institutional Building for Economic Integration in East Asia: A Brief History Jiro Okamoto 12. Institutions and Policy Coordination for Further Integration Daisuke Hiratsuka 13. Economic Integration and the Expansion of Trade and Transport Networks Ikumo Isono 14. Infrastructure Connectivity for East Asia’s Economic Integration Biswa Nath Bhattacharyay PART V: COHESION AND SUSTAINABILITY 15. Economic Integration and Regional Disparities in East Asia Nobuaki Hamaguchi and Wei Zhao 16. Economic Integration and Poverty Hosaki Kono 17. Energy Bottlenecks and Cooperation Nobuhiro Horii 18. Trade and the Environment Michikazu Kojima and Etsuyo Michida 19. New Challenges and Directions for East Asian Integration Masahisa Fujita, Ikuo Kuroiwa and Satoru Kumagai Index
