Korea in the new Asia :  east asian integration and the china factor.  / 
Editor; Francoise Nicolas 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York, USA:  Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,  2007 
 - xii , 174 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Since the late 1970s a number of regional developments have impacted upon South Korea’s political and economic standing in Asia. China’s spectacular growth and closer integration with its neighbouring economies, along with a tendency toward more assertive political and diplomatic activity, have deeply altered both the economic and political East Asian environment. Simultaneously, the 1997-98 financial crisis catalysed a process of increased regional co-operation in East Asia. China’s rise has imposed a leadership problem that may constitute a major obstacle on the road to deeper regional integration, as well as add force to the need for collective action, and it is this paradox that may give South Korea a key role in the reorganization of the region. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415547062 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>HISTORIA ECONOMICA<br/>RELACIONES ECONOMICAS
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>337.5195  / K84