TY - BOOK AU - Munakata,Naoko TI - Transforming East Asia: the evolution of regional economic integration SN - 0815758871 AV - HC460.5 .M86 2006 U1 - 337.1 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Tokyo, Washington, D.C. PB - Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Brookings Institution Press KW - Regionalism KW - East Asia KW - Economic integration KW - Commerce KW - Economic conditions KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-244) and index; 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 N2 - "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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0615/2006018349.html ER -