East Asia's De Facto Economic Integration [Hardcover]

This book presents a deeper understanding of the on-going de facto economic integration in East Asia, looking at the extent of economic integration, what sort of integration has been accomplished, and comparing the level of integration reached and the path followed to that of the European Union.Introduction: East Asia's De Facto Economic Integration; M.Fouquin, D.Hiratsuka & F.Kimura The Development of Fragmentation in East Asia and Its Implications for FTAs; F.Kimura Intra-Industry Trade and Economic Integration; P.Ecochard, L.Fontagn?, G.Gaulier & S.Zignago Production Networks and Spatial Linkages in East Asia; I.Kuroiwa Catching Up of Manufacturing Cum De Facto Economic Integration in East Asia; D.Hiratsuka China's Specialization in East Asian Production Sharing; G.Gaulier, F.Lemoine & D.?nal-Kesenci Vertical Intra-Regional Production Networks in East Asia: A Case Study of the Hard Disc Drive Industry; D.Hiratsuka A Comparison of De Jure Economic Integration in East Asia: Is East Asia Discriminating Against Itself?; M.Freudenberg & T.Paulmier Regionalization in East Asia: Simulations Using a CGE Model MIRAGE; M.FouquinPIERRE ECOCHARD Economist, Centre for International Studies (CEPII), FranceLIONEL FONTAGN? Director, Centre for International Studies (CEPII), FranceMICHEL FOUQUIN Deputy Director, Centre for International Studies (CEPII), FranceMICHAEL FREUDENBERG Senior Market Analyst, International Trade Centre (ITC), SwitzerlandGUILLAUME GAULIER Economist, Centre for International Studies (CEPII), FranceFUKUNARI KIMURA Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University, JapanIKUO KUROIWA Director of Micro-economic Study Group, Development Studies Centre, Institute of Developing Economies, JapanFRAN?OISE LEMOINE Senior Economist, Centre for International Studies (CEPII), FranceTHIERRY PAULMIER Associate Expert, ITC, SwitzerlandDENIZ ?NAL-KESENCI Economist, Centre for International Studies (CEPII), FranceSOLEDAD ZIGNAGO Economist, Centre for InternatlCĪ