Regionalism in East Asia: why has it flourished since 2000 and how far will it go?
1. Introduction -- 2. Before 2000 : The case of the missing regionalism. From 1945 to 1967. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Regional trading arrangements outside Southeast Asia. Conclusions -- 3. The rise and decline of open regionalism. Origins of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. The Bogor Declaration and APEC's heyday, 1994-1997. The early voluntary sectoral liberalisation initiative, the Asian crisis and APEC. Conclusions -- 4. Market-driven regionalization : The emergence of subregional zones. Sub-Regional Economic Zones (SRZs). Regional value chains. Trade facilitation. Conclusions -- 5. The Asian crisis, monetary integration, and ASEAN+3. Monetary and financial integration before 1997. From AMF to CMI. After the Chiang Mai Initiative. Conclusions -- 6. Asian regionalism resurgent : FTAs after 2000. ASEAN : From free trade area to economic community. The ASEAN-China FTA and the weakening of ASEAN+3. Bilateral trade agreements. Conclusions -- 7. How wide is the region? The East Asia Summit (ASEAN+6), variable geometry, and the G20. Australia and New Zealand. India. Central Asia. Conclusions -- 8. How deep is Asian regionalism? Variations in trade costs. Trade facilitation requires deeper Integration. Migration. Conclusions -- 9. Conclusions.