Promoting Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Perspectives from East Asia [Hardcover]

Attempts to integrate the Pacific regional economy accelerated sharply with the formation of the regionwide, official Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in 1989. This book probes into the distinctive process of regional cooperation in Asia-Pacific by focusing on the roles and perspectives of China, Japan, and Southeast Asian states. Asian developments shaping the new post-hegemonic global political economy challenge traditional models in international relations, which is here challenged to take East Asia seriously.List of Tables - Preface and Acknowledgements - Abbreviations - Introduction - Regional Systems in History: Pax Sinica and the Japanese Sphere of East Asian Coprosperity - Japan: The Problematic Leadership Role - China: Learning to Cooperate - Sino-Japanese Relations: Neither Confrontation Nor Partnership - ASEAN: From Neutrality to Centrality - Negotiation Regimes - Conclusion - Appendices - Notes - IndexYONG DENG