This text challenges the conventional view of Japanese society as monocultural and homogenous. Offering historical breadth and interdisciplinary orientation, "Multicultural Japan" ranges from prehistory to the present, arguing that cultural diversity has always existed in Japan.…
The purpose of this book is twofold. First, it lays out the forces that shaped the international aviation industry and that changed all the rules in the drive for liberalization. Second, it looks at the many interesting and difficult choices ahead that the airline industry in ge…
This edited volume evaluates the prospects for monetary and financial cooperation in East Asia after the crises in the developed countries (2008 in the US, 2010 in Europe)
EU studies increasingly recognise the salience of new regional insights. This collection provides a broad overview of regionalism, together with detailed analyses on the construction, activities, and implications of established and emerging examples of formal political and econo…
Investigates the intimate relationship between regional governance processes and global crises. Analysing the current turmoil in the European Union, it also looks at regional cooperation and integration in the Arab world, Africa, Asia and Latin America through topical case studi…
This book examines Europeanization in the European Economic Area (EEA), exploring whether non-member states can have an input into EU decision-making and whether the EU can successfully export its policies within the framework of the EEA. Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, while…
This work provides an analysis of the theoretical and empirical literature in international economics arising from the proliferation of regional integration schemes since 1960. The focus is on the pure theoretical and empirical work in the field, covering developments in theoret…
Papers of a conference organized by the East Asian Institute and Xiamen University and held in Singapore in December 2004.
Examines the more dynamic role Asian nations are playing within the G-20 and in multilateral organizations concerned with governance of global economic and financial affairs, brought about by the rapid development of Asian economies in recent decades"
Both international trade and investment by East Asian countries have become significantly regionalized. To support this development further, efforts for regional integration have flourished in the forms of bilateral and regional free trade agreements and the ASEAN+3 and East Asi…
Bringing together contributions by some of the leading experts on ASEAN, this work focuses primarily on the political-security and economic dimensions of ASEAN co-operation. Other areas for ASEAN co-operation, such as finanical matters and environmental protection are also consi…
Bringing together contributions by some of the leading experts on ASEAN, this work focuses primarily on the political-security and economic dimensions of ASEAN co-operation. Other areas for ASEAN co-operation, such as finanical matters and environmental protection are also consi…
The rise of China is one of the most critical developments in the world today. To provide a comprehensive understanding of China's rapid rise and explore the impact and implications for ASEAN, ISEAS organized the first ASEAN-China Forum from 23 to 24 June 2004 in Singapore. The …
This publication contains the text of the Singapore Lecture, delivered by Romano Prodi on 6th July 2002.
