This paper examines trade integration of East Asian countries through the lens of global value chains (GVCs). It first gauges the extent and involvement of trade in value-added (TiVA) for East Asian countries. The analysis confirms that reliance on backward GVC participation outside of the...

1. Introduction -- 2. International fragmentation of production : a survey of theory and the measurement issue -- 3. Production fragmentation and trade patterns in Japanese manufacturing -- 4. Determinants of fragmentation trade -- 5. Structural transformation and labour market adjustment in...