East Asian economic integration: law, trade and finance/ edited by Ross O. Buckley, Richard Weixing Hu, Douglas W. Arner.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Editors and contributors; Introduction; PART I The changing regional order and dynamics for cooperation -- 1. China, the US and regional institution building in East Asia -- 2. Who's afraid of Asian trade regionalism, and why? -- 3. Endemic institutional fragility in the face of dynamic economic integration in Asia: the case of transboundary pollution in Hong Kong; PART II Trade integration -- 4. Japan's FTA (EPA) and BIT strategy in the light of competitive dynamics -- 5. China's strategy for free trade agreements: political battle in the name of trade. -- 6. Bilateral and regional trade agreements in Asia: a skeptic's view -- 7. When 'failure' indicates success: understanding trade disputes between ASEAN members -- 8. East Asian investment treaties in the integration process: quo vadis?; PART III Financial integration -- 9. Global financial regulatory reforms: implications for East Asia -- 10. Legitimacy and power: the political dynamics of East Asian financial regionalism -- 11. Institutional completeness in the Chiang Mai Initiatives -- 12. Beyond the Multilateralized Chiang Mai Initiative: an Asian monetary fund. --13. The evolving role of the Asian Development Bank in the creation of an Asian Currency UnitConclusion; Index