Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Prospects for Economic Cooperation in Northeast Asia

In contrast to developments in other world regions, efforts to institutionalize regional economic cooperation in East Asia have been weak. Though Southeast Asian economies have taken action toward trade liberalization (ASEAN Free Trade Area), the major economies of the region such as China, Japan and Korea have not been part of any formal trade groupings until recently. Ongoing economic coopera...

Regional Cooperation in South Asia India Perspectives

The South Asian region comprising eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) is one of the most densely populated and poorest regions in the world. It has 23 percent of the world’s population and accounts for a mere 2 percent of world output. The region has 40 percent of the poorest people in the world, and its relatively young population ...

Economic Cooperation of Northeast Asia and Industrial Structuring

Using transition matrices of RCA indices for 20-year trade data of three countries (China, Japan and Korea) by 3-SITC digit level, this paper investigates long-run pattern of comparative advantage of each country to the world market and each partner countries. In general it is shown that the main issued faced under economic cooperation is continuous surplus with China but deficit with Japan of ...

Regional Economic Integration and Cooperation in East Asia

author is thankful to Ken Heydon and other participants in the workshop for comments and suggestions.

Still Dirty After All These Years: Political Leadership, Knowledge, and Socialization and Regional Environmental Cooperation in Northeast Asia