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

Introduction PART I: LOGICS OF INSTITUTIONS Institutions of Convenience: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Pragmatic Use of International Institutions; M.Mastanduno Japan: Bilateralism at Any Cost?; T.Inoguchi PART II: INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL CONTROL Layering Institutions: The Logic of Japan's Institutional Strategy for Regional Security; T.Kawasaki Currents of Power: U.S. Alliances with Japan and Taiwan during the Cold War; V.D. Cha U.S.-Japan Alliance as a Flexible Institution; K.Murata PART III: THE LIMITS OF INSTITUTIONS The Uses of Institutions: The United Nations for Legitimacy; A.Fukushima Money, Capital and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Reginon; J.Kirshner Ripe for Rights: Problems and Prospects for a Human Rights Regime in East Asia; T.Berger