Japan, China and Networked Regionalism in East Asia

by Rathus, Joel

• ISBN13: 9780230300040
• ISBN10: 0230300049
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Viewing the rise of China from Japan's perspective, the author elucidates Japanese policy responses and their implications for regional institution building. It fills a gap in knowledge about the development of East Asian regional institutions and Sino-Japanese relationships.

Author Biography

JOEL RATHUS is EABER Scholar at the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research of the Australian National University. Previously, he was a Monbukagakusho scholar in Japan and Lecturer at the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He has published in the area of Japanese-Chinese relations and Japan-Australia politics.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Puzzle of Regions and Institutions
Sino-Japanese relations and East Asian Regionalism: An Eclectic Approach
The Rise of China, Japan and the Parameters of the Policy Response
An East Asian Free Trade Area: Competitive Arrangements
The Chiang Mai Initiative: Real Financial Regionalism?
The ASEAN Regional Forum: Security and Community
The Asian Development Bank: A Rising Tide?
Conclusion: A Networked Regionalism