본문 바로가기
  • Home

Comprehensive Integration Index for East Asia

Soyoung Kim 1 JongHo Kim 2 Jaeho Jung 3

1서울대학교
2서강대학교 동아연구소
3소속없음

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This paper developed the conceptual model that revealed the degree of integration within Asia, and constructed the comprehensive integration index representing its dynamic change. First, this paper selected South Korea, Japan, and China as sample countries. Second, it analyzed economic, political, and social fields together. Third, it divided the concept of integration into institutional and relational integration, and then, appropriate variables were selected for each field. According to the integration index, the three integration indexes rose slightly in 2016-2017 in comparison to the early 2000s, but the timing of fluctuations of each index did not coincide. The comprehensive integration index, which consisted of three fields, also increased slightly in 2016 in comparison to the early 2000s. Thus, the degree of integration among the three countries increased over time even though it was weak. The methodology that was developed in this research project is expected to be extended to more Asian countries in the future.

Citation status

* References for papers published after 2023 are currently being built.

This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.