This thesis is an examination of the forces behind the increasing levels of intra-regional economic integration in East Asia. Economic integration in Europe, and to a lesser extent in North America, was preceded by an adaptation of political agreements and institutions which, in turn, largely determined the further pattern of economic regionalisation. Economic integration in East Asia did not experience such a prerequisite settlement. East Asian economic integration, unlike economic integration in other regions around the globe, is being driven by the growing interdependence between transnational corporations (TNCs), and in many instances, small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs), strategies, and regional governments policies. / The thesis examines the process of intra-regional economic integration in East Asia from three levels of analysis: state-state, state-firm and firm-firm. The discussion seeks to go beyond the “state versus market” analysis of regional economic integration and aims to present an ‘alternative’ framework of analysis by discussing the dynamics of the growing relationship between states and firms. In order to ‘capture’ this relationship, the dissertation examines the interplay between the forces of globalisation and regionalisation. / The findings of the three case studies, together with the analysis of globalisation and regionalisation, have demonstrated the need to move beyond the state versus market dichotomy. East Asian economic integration is occurring at three levels: state-state, state-firm and firm-firm. The forces behind East Asian economic integration include cooperation and competition between states, bargaining between states and firms, and the activities of TNCs and SMEs. Changes in the global economy affect the pattern of economic integration at the regional level. Understanding how these changes impact on state policies and firm strategies is vital to analysing regional economic integration.

After more than three decades of country-of-origin (COO) research, product origin has become a more complicated construct. With the trend towards multi-national production and sourcing structures, oftentimes products can be associated with more than just one COO cue -- making them so-called hybrids. This paper presents the first detailed literature review of the related new research stream in the COO arena. In this context, the shaping of new trade regimes within the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) provides an interesting hybrid research setting, given that all major regional car segments are dominated by such hybrids -- both for country-of-brand (COB), country-of-assembly (COA), and country-of-components (COC). Taking cars 'made in and for' the three main markets of ASEAN, namely Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, the research covers perceived quality and image of such hybrids. / thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2005.

Thesis (M.Comm.)--University of Melbourne, 1996. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 170-179).

Thesis (M.S.)--Missouri State University, 2008. / "May 2008." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-92). Also available online.

Thesis (M.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2003. / Cover title. "March 2003." AD-A414 654. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-99).

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1988. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Cornell University, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Minnesota, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 253-261).