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ASEAN Economic Community: A Model for Asia-wide Regional Integration?

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2016
ISBN
978-1-137-53710-2, 978-1-137-53508-5
DOI
10.1057/9781137535085
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2356289 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XI, 350\350
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01

Description

The launch of the ASEAN Economic Community raises key issues: the deepening of regional trade and production sharing, and the associated problem of exchange rate management. This volume questions the capacity of a shallow institution to deal with complex consequences on employment and inclusiveness, creativity and connectivity, and inequality and social cohesion. At a time when broader agreements are competing for regional leadership, contributors debate whether ASEAN can serve as a model of integration or else be diluted in wider Asian and Pacific arrangements. Approaches combine economics, history, geography, and political science to provide a clear understanding of ASEAN's potential and weaknesses in technical and non-technical but always readable terms.

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