Introduction: the Asian economy in the Asian century

Tamaki Endo, Asei Ito, Keiichiro Oizumi, and Kenta Goto

Part I New dimensions of the Asian economy

1. Transforming Asia: how the Asian economy has been discussed

　Asei Ito, Tamaki Endo, Keiichiro Oizumi, and Kenta Goto

2. Asianizing Asia: the rise of intra-regional trade and economic integration

　Kenta Goto and Keiichiro Oizumi

3. China reshaping Asia: economic transition and the rise of an economic superpower

　Asei Ito

Part II Borderless Asia

4. Factory Asia: global value chains and local firm development

　Momoko Kawakami and Kenta Goto

5. Capital Asia: growth and capital flows

　Fumiharu Mieno and Kenta Goto

6. Migrating Asia: labor mobility in an interdependent and connected world

　Tomohiro Machikita

Part III Dynamic Asia

7. Innovating Asia: growth pattern changes in post-middle-income economies

　Asei Ito

8. Urbanizing Asia: cities transforming into mega-regions

　Tamaki Endo and Keiichiro Oizumi

9. Informalizing Asia: the other dynamics of the Asian economy

　Tamaki Endo and Kenta Goto

Part IV Asia at a crossroads

10. Ageing Asia: from demographic dividend to demographic tax

　Keiichiro Oizumi and Asei Ito

11. Unequalizing Asia: from poverty to inequality

　Kunio Urakawa and Tamaki Endo

12. Environmentally challenged Asia: in the context of backwardness and diversity

　Fumikazu Ubukata

Conclusion: competing Asia, co-existing Asia
　Kenta Goto, Tamaki Endo, Asei Ito, and Keiichiro Oizumi