아시아 패러독스(Asia Paradox)를 넘어서: 경제적 상호의존과 제도화의 관계에 대한 비판적 검토

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This study aims to critically examine liberal explanations about the relationship between economic interdependence and institutionalization. First, economic interdependence has steadily increased in East Asia, intra-regional trade and network trade have substantially grown for the last two decades. However, the geographical scope of economic integration is not firmly established. Moreover, triangular trade structure still persists in East Asia, suggesting that East Asia is still dependent on extra-regional countries. Second, institutions in East Asia tend to reflect changes in external environments, heightened demand for functional cooperation, and institutional balancing strategy of major countries in the region in the context of power transition, rather than the degree of economic interdependence. As a result, regional institutions in East Asia show such primary features as institutional fluidity, institutional deepening, and institutional layering. Third, economic interdependence and institutions bring limited effects to peacebuilding in East Asia.

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