The Rise of State-Led Economic Regionalism in East Asia

This book provides a much-needed analysis of the rise of state-led regionalism after the Asian Financial Crisis. Focusing on six major Asian economies (China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand), the book illustrates that state-led economic regionalism has been an unintended outcome of the post-crisis restructuring of the Asian developmental state. The book not only demonstrates the methodological importance of integrating domestic and regional analysis of East Asian political economy, but also provides a sophisticated empirical account of the emerging architecture of East Asian regionalism.