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

1. Introduction
G. John Ikenberry, Takashi Inoguchi

Part I. Logics of Institutions

2. Institutions of Convenience: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Pragmatic Use of International Institutions
Michael Mastanduno

3. Japan: Bilateralism at Any Cost?
Takashi Inoguchi

Part II. Institutions and Political Control

4. Layering Institutions: The Logic of Japan’s Institutional Strategy for Regional Security
Tsuyoshi Kawasaki

5. Currents of Power: U.S. Alliances with Japan and Taiwan during the Cold War
Victor D. Cha

6. U.S.-Japan Alliance as a Flexible Institution
Koji Murata

Part III. The Limits of Institutions

7. The Uses of Institutions: The United Nations for Legitimacy
Akiko Fukushima

8. Money, Capital, and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region
Jonathan Kirshner

9. Ripe for Rights?: Problems and Prospects for a Human Rights Regime in East Asia
Thomas Berger

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Public Policy, Asian Politics, Asian Culture, Political Science, International Relations