Microregionalism and Governance in East Asia 1st Edition by Kats Sasuga 041533134X 9780415331340

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ISBN 10: 041533134X 

ISBN 13: 9780415331340

Author: Dr. Kats Sasuga

This book provides an analysis of the processes of micro-regionalization in East Asia within the broader context of globalization and regionalization. The author examines the specifics of corporation production and investment networks that link parts of Japan, Taiwan and China with a detailed case-study focusing on the electronics industry. Making a significant contribution to the research on regionalism and multi-level governance in East Asia, this book will appeal to those interested in international political economy and Asian studies.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction
The scope and aims of this study
The framework of analysis
The four research studies
The organization and structure of the book

Chapter 2: Theoretical perspectives on regions, regionalization and microregionalism
The problem of definition: from ‘region’ to ‘microregion’
Regionalization and the changing global economy
The new international division of labour, international commodity chains and cross-border production networks
The political spatiality of regions and the challenge of cross-border governance
Microregionalism as a key dimension of the new regionalism(s) in the international political economy
Conclusion

Chapter 3: Guangdong and Chinese multilevel governance
Multilevel governance in China
The state system and its reform
Party governance and its reform
Guangdong province and the Open Door policy
Changes in inter-governmental relations
Beijing’s control and its circumvention by Guangdong
Conclusion

Chapter 4: China, Guangdong and microregional integration
China’s FDI and foreign trade
Industrial agglomeration in Guangdong
FDI in the Pearl River Delta and the importance of Shenzhen and Dongguan
Conclusion

Chapter 5: Japanese foreign direct investment and East Asian microregionalism
Japan’s foreign economic policy
An historical perspective on Japanese FDI
Japanese FDI in Hong Kong and China
The governance of production networks
Conclusion

Chapter 6: Cross-border production networks across the Taiwan Strait
The Taiwanese government and the electronics industry
Japanese FDI in Taiwan
Taiwanese FDI in China
The political economy of the Taiwan Strait
The inter-firm relations of Taiwanese firms
Conclusion

Chapter 7: The structure and operation of cross-border networks of governance
Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta
Guangdong’s foreign economic diplomacy
Foreign firms and Dongguan’s local governments
The Chinese electronics industry
Microregionalism and China’s national economic integration
Conclusion

Chapter 8: Conclusion and implications
The key components of microregionalism connecting Guangdong, Taiwan and Japan
The policy environment and the role of key actors in supporting cross-border economic relations
Networks of multilevel governance as facilitators of microregionalism
Theoretical implications for the study of microregionalism
Implications for China’s future policy agenda
Future research directions

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