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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457927503321

Autore

Munakata Naoko <1962->

Titolo

Transforming East Asia [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of regional economic integration / / Naoko Munakata

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo, : Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8157-5886-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

337.1/5

Soggetti

Regionalism - East Asia

Electronic books.

East Asia Economic integration

East Asia Commerce

East Asia Economic conditions 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-244) and index.

Nota di contenuto

East Asia in transition -- The new East Asian regionalism -- The state of regionalization -- Competing proposals for regionalism -- The primacy of the Asia Pacific economic cooperation -- New assumptions about regionalism -- The race for a free trade agreement -- Major powers and East Asian economic integration -- How economic integration changed East Asia.

Sommario/riassunto

"Analyzes developments in the region since the mid-1980s, highlighting such factors as the evolution of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the impact of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, and the rise of China. Outlines possible future scenarios for the region and offers policy prescriptions for building on regionalism's achievements to date"--Provided by publisher.