International production/distribution networks in East Asia developed in the 1990s and after have distinctive features in their significance, extensiveness, and sophistication. This paper first lists “18 facts” on production/distribution networks in East Asia that have been identified by a number of studies using international trade data, microdata of Japanese multinational enterprises, and casual observations. It then presents a concept of two‐dimensional fragmentation as a starting point of theoretically formalizing the phenomena of fragmentation and agglomeration. It finally discusses the policy environment in which the formation of production/distribution networks has been accelerated and policy implications of the existence of such networks for economic integration in East Asia.
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KIMURA, F. (2006). International Production and Distribution Networks in East Asia: Eighteen Facts, Mechanics, and Policy Implications*. Asian Economic Policy Review, 1(2), 326–344. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-3131.2006.00039.x
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