Regional Integration – Europe and Asia Compared

The aim of this book is to examine and compare the integration process in both Europe and Asia, and to draw some possible lessons for East Asia from the European experience, which culminated with the establishment of the economic and monetary union. The book embraces the political dimension of integration (peace and security), economic, trade and monetary aspects, and cultural aspects. Written by well-known experts in the field of integration, this book represents one of the first attempts at comparing Europe and Asia in the process of integration, by incorporating the latest developments in the field. The main theme of the book - integration in Asia from a comparative perspective - has been relatively unexplored as most experts in the field of integration are also 'area experts' (i.e. European integration experts or Asian experts). The contributors to the book provide a distinctive perspective based upon their understanding of integration (political, economic, and socio-cultural) across various regions of the world.

Contents: Introduction, Woosik Moon and Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan. Peace and Security - The Political Dimension of Integration: The experience of European integration in an historical perspective, Frank Delmartino; Asian regionalism: a post-crisis perspective, Hyun-Seok Yu. Economic and Trade Integration: History and process of European economic integration, Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan; Economic integration in East Asia: a Japanese view point, Motoshige Itoh. Monetary Cooperation: European Monetary Union and its implication for Asia, Robert Boyer; Monetary cooperation in East Asia, Woosik Moon, Yeongseop Rhee and Deokryong Yoon. Culture and Values: Culture, values and European integration, Ludger Kühnhardt; Culture, values and regional integration in Asia: critical reflections on the politics of regional identity, Stephanie Lawson. Conclusions: Can Asia emulate Europe?, Philomena Murray; Index.

Woosik Moon is Professor of Economics at Seoul National University, S. Korea. B. Andreosso-O'Callaghan is Chair of Economics, at the University of Limerick, Ireland.