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With the globalization of economic activity bringing about the expansion of markets and deepening of economic interdependency beyond state borders, a new political challenge arises: how to integrate effectively the interdependent economies into a harmonious unity through the creation of new super-state institutions? This is the theme of globalization and integration that has repeatedly arisen throughout the history of civilization.
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Fujita, M. (2007). Globalization, Regional Integration, and Spatial Economics: An Introduction. In: Fujita, M. (eds) Regional Integration in East Asia. IDE-JETRO Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230626607_1
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