The Uses of Institutions The U.S., Japan, and Governance in East Asia

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.

G. John Ikenberry is the Peter F. Krogh Professor of Global Justice in the School of Foreign Service, with a joint affiliation in the Department of Government, Georgetown University. Takashi Inoguchi is Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University.