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, consensus decision-making, "shallow" cooperation, and limited delegation to standing international secretariats. Changes in …, from marginal changes in the extent of delegation. Several proposals are suggested about how this might occur, including …
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was created to address political and security issues. Over time, the … economy has taken center stage and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is going to be launched in 2015. The AEC is a milestone … promoting ASEAN economic integration and centrality, but it alone is insufficient for the group to retain relevance in an …
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This paper argues that success in the struggle for regional integration hinges foremost on the degree of heterogeneity among regional states. Regional organizations therefore must consider how to optimize their leverage to forge convergence that will foster agreement and cooperation. To do so,...
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the region. The APEC 2010 Summit Statement clearly states that the members should pursue a Free Trade Area of the Asia …-Pacific (FTAAP), building on various ongoing regional cooperation formworks including ASEAN+3 or +6 and the Trans-Pacific Partnership … and considers three existing economic agreements—ASEAN+ free trade agreements, the TPP, and the Asia–Pacific Trade …
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Why is Asia lagging behind other regions in creating regional judicial institutions? What lessons from the operation of such institutions elsewhere could be valuable to Asian regional economic integration? I show that Asian states are not unusually averse to refer inter-state disputes over...
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The recent global crisis has reminded everyone of the importance of reforming the international monetary and financial system. The current system is no longer adequate to meet the needs of a complex, integrated world economy. Various proposals, both on the demand and supply sides, have been put...
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moderate their competitive instincts and pursue common objectives. The impact of institutional norms such as "open regionalism …" and "cooperative security" transmitted through institutions such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN …), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the ASEAN Regional Forum on Viet Nam, India, and the People's Republic of China …
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currency crises but not crises of other types, such as sovereign debt crises. Asian regionalism would be well served by heads … circles to accommodate countries with different levels of commitment to regionalism. …
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regionalism, however, Africans have faced the challenges of reconciling the diversities of culture, geography, and politics. As a … policy articulation and outcomes. The conclusion focuses on lessons that African regionalism can inform Asian integration …
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At the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) held in Bali on 3–6 December 2013, the ministers agreed upon the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (ATF). This paper assesses the level of ambition of the ATF from two angles. First, the use of softening language in...
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