Japan, China and Networked Regionalism in East Asia

JOEL RATHUS is EABER Scholar at the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research of the Australian National University. Previously, he was a Monbukagakusho scholar in Japan and Lecturer at the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He has published in the area of Japanese-Chinese relations and Japan-Australia politics.

• Introduction: A Puzzle of Regions and Institutions Sino-Japanese relations and East Asian Regionalism: An Eclectic Approach The Rise of China, Japan and the Parameters of the Policy Response An East Asian Free Trade Area: Competitive Arrangements The Chiang Mai Initiative: Real Financial Regionalism? The ASEAN Regional Forum: Security and Community The Asian Development Bank: A Rising Tide? Conclusion: A Networked Regionalism

"This book identifies the numerous factors to be considered when analyzing contemporary manifestations of East Asian regionalism. For those tackling these complex issues, this book should no doubt serve as an important reference." - Hiroyuki Hoshiro, Social Science Japan Journal