[T]he focus of this paper is upon regional integration, with particular reference to the European Union and Northeast Asia. The central question it seeks to answer is whether a study of the development of the European Union(EU) holds lessons in integr...
[T]he focus of this paper is upon regional integration, with particular reference to the European Union and Northeast Asia. The central question it seeks to answer is whether a study of the development of the European Union(EU) holds lessons in integration for the Northeast Asian region.
The search for the answer to this question leads to an examination of further questions, relating for example to the value of the EU as potential model for regional integration projucts; the problem of defining 'regional integration'; the nature of the EU; and the principal differences between the European Union and Northeast Asia with regard to regional integration. It also outlines and examines some specific potential lessons of the EU's development for other regions, in particular for Northeast Asia.