YOUNG HAN KIM Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, KoreaPAUL KRUGMAN Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Princeton University, USABHANUPONG NIDHIPRABHA Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, ThailandANTHONY J. VENABLES Chief Economist, Department for International Development and Professor of International Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKYU YONGDING Director, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), China

• Globalization, Regional Integration and Spatial Economics: An Introduction; M.Fujita PART 1: REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND SPATIAL ECONOMICS The 'New' Economic Geography: Where Are We? P.Krugman European Integration: A View from Spatial Economics; A.J.Venables Development of East Asian Regional Economies: A View from Spatial Economics; M.Fujita PART 2: PROSPECTS AND TASKS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN EAST ASIA Regional Integration from a Chinese Perspective; Y.Yonding Regional Integration from a Korean Perspective; Y.H.Kim Regional Integration from a Thai Perspective; B.Nidhiprabha Discussions and Summary; M.Fujita