Die Auswirkungen der Asien-Krise auf die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der betroffenen Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer haben in Teilen der Öffentlichkeit zu einer skeptischen Einschätzung der Wohlstandsgewinne einer "globalisierten Weltwirtschaft" geführt. Dieser Integrationspessimismus hat...

Less than meets the eye: state re-regulation via regional institutionalization -- More than meets the eye: market reconfiguration at the continental level -- The continent in transition -- further reconfiguration under globalizing pressures -- Not what meets the eye: global governance North...

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...

section 1. Executive summary & objectives of the study -- section 2. Background notes -- section 3. Textual analysis of FTAs -- section 4. Data analysis and comparisons -- section 5. Questionnaires, real interactions and case study -- section 6. Conclusions & recommendations -- section 7....