This collection of nineteen articles on regional economics examines the integration of East Asian economies in a variety of sectors and explores the existing structures, and emerging opportunities for developing strong trans-national structures for economic development. The volume is divided into sections covering baseline statistics and theoretical foundations, integration of production networks and innovation, agriculture, service sector, labor and financial integration, economic drivers, and long term cohesion and sustainability. Individual essays address such topics as histories of de facto integration, international production and distribution networks, investment liberalization and economic integration and poverty policies. Contributors include academics from Japanese and international institutions. Annotation ⓒ2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

1.Introduction 2.A history of de facto economic integration in East Asia 3.Analytical framework for East Asian integration (1) : industrial agglomeration and concentrated dispersion 4.Analytical framework for East Asian integration (2) : evolution of industrial location and regional disparity 5.International production/distribution networks in East Asia 6.Theories on FDI and the behavior of MNEs in East Asia 7.Productivity, R&D, and intellectual property rights in East Asia and India 8.Agricultural issues related to East Asia's economic integration 9.Services trade and investment liberalization 10.Economic integration and international migration in East Asia 11.Monetary integration in East Asia 12.Institution building for economic for economic integration in East Asia : a brief history 13.Institutions and policy coordination for further integration 14.Economic integration and the expansion of trade and transport networks 15.Infrastructure connectivity for East Asia's economic integration 16.Economic integration and regional disparities in East Asia 17.Economic integration and poverty 18.Energy bottlenecks and cooperation 19.Trade and the environment 20.New challenges and directions for East Asian integration