Concluding Remarks

Until the last decade of the twentieth century, East Asian regionalism was a process determined by external factors. As a result, regional initiatives were strongly correlated with global processes, being a response of East Asian countries to global chall

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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 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40262-8

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To my son, Karol

FOREWORD

The project was financed by the National Science Centre, pursuant to decision No. DEC-2011/03/B/HS4/01154.

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CONTENTS

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Introduction

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Regionalism and Regionalisation: A Theoretical Approach 2.1 Regionalism and Regionalisation in the Theory of Social Sciences 2.2 Old Versus New Regionalism: A Comparative Analysis 2.3 Regionalism and Regionalisation in the Context of Globalisation 2.4 The Types of Regionalism: A Review 2.5 Regionalism Versus Multilateralism, Interregionalism and Microregionalism 2.6 The Selected Methods for Measuring the Phenomena of Regionalism and Regionalisation Notes

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Regionalism and Regionalisation in East Asia: Their Essence, Origin and Transformations 3.1 East Asia: Characteristics of the Region and Its Subregions 3.2 The Concept, Reasons for and Characteristics of East Asian Regionalism 3.3 The Stages and Drivers of Developing Regionalism in East Asia 3.4 East Asia’s Regionalisation: The Network and Territorial Dimension of Regional Processes

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3.5 The Geospatial Dimension of East Asian Regionalism: The Levels and Structure of the Process Notes 4

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The Microregional and Subregional Dimension of East Asian Regionalism 4.1 The Subnational Dimension of Region