1. Institutions of convenience : U.S. foreign policy and the pragmatic use of international institutions / Michael Mastanduno -- 2. Japan : bilateralism at any cost? / Takashi Inoguchi -- 3. Layering institutions : the logic of Japan's institutional strategy for regional security / Tsuyoshi Kawasaki -- 4. Currents of power : U.S. alliances with Japan and Taiwan during the Cold War / Victor D. Cha -- 5. U.S.-Japan alliance as a flexible institution / Koji Murata -- 6. The uses of institutions : the United Nations for legitimacy / Akiko Fukushima -- 7. Money, capital, and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region / Jonathan Kirshner -- 8. Ripe for rights? : problems and prospects for a human rights regime in East Asia / Thomas Berger
Summary
This book explores the ways that institutions play a role-or fail to-in Japanese and American approaches to regional governance in East Asia. It uses recent studies on the logic and dynamics of institutions to determine the logic of order within the East Asia region. The central focus is on bilateral and multilateral regional institutions, how Japan and the U.S. use these institutions, and what we can learn about the future direction of institutions of governance within the East Asia region
