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.

Dr. Min Shu is Assistant Professor at School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University. His research interests are comparative regionalism and international political economy, with a region focus on East Asia and Europe. He was (visiting) associate professor at Waseda Institute of Advanced Studies, lecturer at School of Economics and Centre for European Studies, Fudan University, and postdoctoral fellow at University of Bristol. His works appeared in European Law Journal, European Journal of Political Research, Current Politics and Economics of Asia, and several edited volumes.