The Theoretical and Practical Dimensions of Regionalism in East Asia

387 Pages·2017·5.213 MB·English

by  Karolina Klecha-Tylec (auth.)

The Theoretical
and Practical
Dimensions of
Regionalism in
East Asia
Karolina Klecha-Tylec
The Theoretical and Practical Dimensions
of Regionalism in East Asia

Karolina   Klecha-Tylec
The Theoretical and
Practical Dimensions
of Regionalism in
East Asia
Karolina   Klecha-Tylec
Cracow University of Economics
Cracow, Poland
ISBN 978-3-319-40261-1 ISBN 978-3-319-40262-8 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40262-8
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C
ONTENTS
1 Introduction 1
2 Regionalism and Regionalisation: A Theoretical Approach 7
2.1 Regionalism and Regionalisation in the Theory of
Social Sciences 7
2.2 Old Versus New Regionalism: A Comparative Analysis 18
2.3 Regionalism and Regionalisation in the Context
of Globalisation 2 7
2.4 The Types of Regionalism: A Review 3 2
2.5 Regionalism Versus Multilateralism, Interregionalism
and Microregionalism 39
2.6 The Selected Methods for Measuring the Phenomena
of Regionalism and Regionalisation 4 7
Notes 6 4
3 Regionalism and Regionalisation in East Asia:
Their Essence, Origin and Transformations 6 9
3.1 East Asia: Characteristics of the Region and Its Subregions 6 9
3.2 The Concept, Reasons for and Characteristics of
East Asian Regionalism 7 3
3.3 The Stages and Drivers of Developing Regionalism in
East Asia 80
3.4 East Asia’s Regionalisation: The Network and Territorial
Dimension of Regional Processes 94
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