Economics of East Asian Integration

A Comprehensive Introduction to Regional Issues

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

AvMasahisa Fujita,Ikuo Kuroiwa,Satoru Kumagai

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This study is intended to be the most comprehensive textbook on economic integration in East Asia. It introduces the reader to various issues related to the topic such as institutional building of FTAs; production networks and the location choice of MNEs; R&D and innovation; infrastructure development and transport costs; international migration and service trade; monetary integration; regional disparity and poverty. It also deals with critical energy, environmental and agricultural concerns. Each chapter contains ample data and rigorous analyses, complemented by illustrative box articles.Covering 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.Contributors include: M. Ando, B.N. Bhattacharyay, C. Findlay, M. Fujita, T. Gokan, N. Hamaguchi, D. Hiratsuka, M. Honma, N. Horii, I. Isono, K. Kawasaki, H.-Y. Kim, M. Kojima, H. Kono, K. Kubo, S. Kumagai, I. Kuroiwa, T. Machikita, E. Michida, K. Nishikimi, E. Ogawa, J. Okamoto, W. Zhao

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Utgivningsdatum2011-07-29
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9780857930118

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Contents:PrefaceIntroductionMasahisa Fujita, Ikuo Kuroiwa and Satoru KumagaiPART I: FACTS AND THEORIES1. A History of De Facto Economic Integration in East AsiaIkuo Kuroiwa and Satoru Kumagai2. Analytical Framework for East Asian Integration (1): Industrial Agglomeration and Concentrated DispersionKoji Nishikimi and Ikuo Kuroiwa3. Analytical Framework for East Asian Integration (2): Evolution of Industrial Location and Regional DisparityKoji Nishikimi and Ikuo Kuroiwa PART II: INTEGRATION (1): PRODUCTION NETWORKS AND INNOVATION4. International Production/Distribution Networks in East AsiaMitsuyo Ando5. Theories on FDI and the Behavior of MNEs in East AsiaHo Yeon Kim and Toshitaka Gokan6. Productivity, R&D, and Intellectual Property Rights in East Asia and IndiaKensuke KuboPART III: INTEGRAION (2): AGRICULTURE, SERVICES, LABOR, AND MONEY 7. Agricultural Issues Related to East Asia’s Economic IntegrationMasayoshi Honma8. Services Trade and Investment LiberalizationChristopher Findlay9. Economic Integration and International Migration in East AsiaTomohiro Machikita10. Monetary Integration in East AsiaEiji Ogawa and Kentaro KawasakiPART IV: DRIVERS OF INTEGRATION11. Institutional Building for Economic Integration in East Asia: A Brief HistoryJiro Okamoto12. Institutions and Policy Coordination for Further IntegrationDaisuke Hiratsuka13. Economic Integration and the Expansion of Trade and Transport NetworksIkumo Isono14. Infrastructure Connectivity for East Asia’s Economic IntegrationBiswa Nath BhattacharyayPART V: COHESION AND SUSTAINABILITY15. Economic Integration and Regional Disparities in East AsiaNobuaki Hamaguchi and Wei Zhao16. Economic Integration and PovertyHosaki Kono17. Energy Bottlenecks and CooperationNobuhiro Horii18. Trade and the EnvironmentMichikazu Kojima and Etsuyo Michida19. New Challenges and Directions for East Asian IntegrationMasahisa Fujita, Ikuo Kuroiwa and Satoru KumagaiIndex