This book claims that de jure economic integration is in progress in East Asia, after the advancement of de facto integration. The book contains new international trade theory, spatial economics, data-work empirical studies, and field studies on various scenarios of de jure economic integration.

Preface From De Facto to De Jure Economic Integration in East Asia: Past, Present and Future; D.Hiratsuka &  F.Kimura Modality of East Asia's Economic Integration; F.Kimura The East Asian Noodle Bowl Syndrome; R.E.Baldwin Rules of Origin, Local Content, and Cumulative Local Content in East Asia: Application of an International Input-Output Analysis; I.Kuroiwa Making Sense of the Timeliness of Transportation in Economic Integration; N.Hamaguchi Evolution of core-periphery structure; N.Hamaguchi Industrialization through vertical production networks: Can Laos participate in Vertical Production Networks?; D.Hiratsuka, S.Keola & M.Suzuki Structural change in intermediate, consumption and capital goods trade during economic integration: the EU experience; B.Los &  J.Oosterhaven Spillovers and Linkages between Local and Foreign Plants; K.Yokota Do Local Suppliers Benefit from Economic Integration? Evidence from Outward FDI from ASEAN; D.Hiratsuka Comparing Bilateral and Multilateral ASEAN-10+4 Free Trade Agreements: Possible Impacts on Member and Non-member countries; M.Fouquin How will ASEAN+3 Integration Accelerate Investment?; K.Itakura