As globalization continues, the phenomenon of microregionalism, at the subnational and cross-border level, is becoming increasingly important. This book provides an analysis of such processes in East Asia, examining the specifics of corporation production and investment networks that link parts of Japan, Taiwan and China.

Sasuga reinterprets conventional views of China's integration with the world economy by stressing the vital contribution of microregionalism, and the ways in which local state and non-state actors have been able to work together to build innovative cross-border governance relations. To illustrate these processes, he looks in detail at the particular case of the electronics industry-the most important economic sector in terms of imports and exports in East Asian countries-as an agent of microregional integration.

Making a significant contribution to the research on regionalism and multi-level governance in East Asia, this book will appeal to those interested in international political economy and Asian Studies.