This book examines the distinctive character and evolution of political systems, economic structures, and security relationships of East Asia, a dynamic region that will profoundly influence global developments in the twenty-first century. Mark Beeson places East Asian development in the unique...

"The Euro Area, the Schengen Area, the Franco-German 'motor' and Nordic cooperation illustrate how differentiation has become a pervasive and significant feature of European integration. This book offers an authoritative and comprehensive examination of differentiated integration in its...