Assessing APEC's Progress

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Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9812301437
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (123 download)

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Book Synopsis Assessing APEC's Progress by : Richard E. Feinberg

Download or read book Assessing APEC's Progress written by Richard E. Feinberg and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2001 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its first ten years, what has the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) accomplished? Has the 21-member forum - including the United States, Japan, China, Mexico, and most of Southeast Asia -- fulfilled its promise? To answer these vital questions, leading scholars at APEC Study Centres from thirteen APEC member economies undertook detailed studies of such central issues as trade in services, investment policy, human resource development, food and agriculture, energy, and financial stability.The findings are summarized in a policy report, "Learning From Experience", that has received wide praise and close scrutiny from senior government officials. The report concludes that APEC has successfully established itself as a world-class forum that has contributed to the affirmation of a coherent set of positive ideas. However, the report notes shortcomings in each of the critical areas of trade and investment liberalization, economic and technical cooperation, and institutional structure, and offers remedial policy recommendations to improve APECs future performance. This volume contains both the policy report and the issue studies. It is the product of the APEC International Assessment Network (APIAN), a collaborative, independent project among participating APEC Study Centres to track and assess the design and execution of key APEC initiatives.

APEC as an Institution

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Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9812302093
Total Pages : 275 pages
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Book Synopsis APEC as an Institution by : Richard E Feinberg

Download or read book APEC as an Institution written by Richard E Feinberg and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2003 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of APEC's 'soft' institutionalism, and its capstone policy report, identifies reforms that would close the credibility gap between APEC's promises and accomplishments. Leading scholars at APEC Study Centres investigate APEC's core agenda and delve into the inner workings of bureaucracy.

Institutions of the Asia-Pacific

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134039174
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Institutions of the Asia-Pacific by : Mark Beeson

Download or read book Institutions of the Asia-Pacific written by Mark Beeson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-08-18 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asia-Pacific region is home to the world's largest economies and some of its most volatile strategic relationships. But for all its geopolitical importance, it has generally failed to develop the sorts of powerful and effective institutions that are found in Western Europe. This book explains why and considers the prospects for future institutional development in this pivotal region

APEC at 20

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Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9814279269
Total Pages : 166 pages
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Book Synopsis APEC at 20 by : K Kesavapany

Download or read book APEC at 20 written by K Kesavapany and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2009 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning 20 years of history, the achievements of APEC may seem uneventful in the eyes of some observers. Yet careful deliberation will point to APEC's many remarkable high points as well as some of the challenges. The foundations of APEC were set in place about 40 years ago based on the achievements of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). One of the cornerstones of APEC's vision is to achieve a free and open trade area among its member economies. This vision is anchored in the Bogor Goals that remain the centrepiece of the APEC process. The Bogor Goals represent a cause for celebration as well as angst. Celebration because the region has moved towards achieving a much more liberalized environment of trading and investment since 1989, angst because the deadlines for achieving the goals have not yet been fully realized. Today, APEC embraces many of the world's dynamic developed and developing economies that are better poised to meet the new challenges of this century. For those seeking to get a quick sweep of APEC, this book recalls, reflects and provides enough food for thought on the possible remake of APEC. The chapters are carefully written by experts who have been directly involved in the APEC process one way or another. The invaluable insights serve to place the whole APEC process in a balanced perspective, yet with candid deliberations.

APEC and Liberalisation of the Chinese Economy

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Publisher : ANU E Press
ISBN 13 : 1922144576
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (221 download)

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Book Synopsis APEC and Liberalisation of the Chinese Economy by : Peter Drysdale

Download or read book APEC and Liberalisation of the Chinese Economy written by Peter Drysdale and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book assembles papers that were produced under a three year collaborative research program on 'China and APEC' undertaken by the AustraliaJapan Research Centre, in the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management at The Australian National University and the APEC Policy Research Center, in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. ... The work on this project and the papers in the volume provide a base for developing ideas that could be helpful to the policy agenda for APEC 2001."--Preface.

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134537719
Total Pages : 331 pages
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Book Synopsis Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) by : Ippei Yamazawa

Download or read book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) written by Ippei Yamazawa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive account of the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) organisation and examines the challenges APEC now faces in the new century. Subjects covered include: * the history of APEC * APEC and the latest WTO round * case-studies of countries in the region including China, Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Taiwan * APECs approach to competition and deregulation policy * assessment of APECs standing as an international institution Featuring contributions from distinguished groups of international academic experts, this book is essential reading for all those interested in political and economic developments in the Asia-Pacific.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136130586
Total Pages : 224 pages
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Book Synopsis Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) by : Werner Draguhn

Download or read book Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) written by Werner Draguhn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was founded in 1989. Since then the forum has developed into a major player in tri-partite relations between North America, East Asia and Europe. The Seattle and Bogor Summits were landmark events suggesting to many observers a gravitational shift in the world economy and world politics. Yet the Asian financial crisis had a sobering effect on high-flying expectations as APEC contributed little to crisis management. In the light of such contradictory performance, distinguished scholars here examine APEC's achievements and failures, its role and functions in international relations, its linkages with regional organisations and the interplay between the forum and national interests of major factors in the region.

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

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Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781590336984
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (369 download)

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Book Synopsis Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) by : Sandra L. Downing

Download or read book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) written by Sandra L. Downing and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1989, President George Bush was President of the United States the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum was established to promote economic integration around the Pacific Rim and to sustain economic growth. APEC currently has 21 members: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Republic of the Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; USA; Vietnam. The United States, recognising the value of top-level meetings to advance the work of creating a Pacific community, invited member economies' leaders to Blake Island, Washington, to meet informally to discuss major issues in the APEC region. This gathering of economic leaders has become the single most important institution in the Asia Pacific region. It brings top level attention to APEC's vision of free trade and investment as well as providing a forum for leaders to meet on a regular basis both as a group and bilaterally to discuss current issues and resolve disputes. The economic health of the APEC region is vitally important to America's continued prosperity. Economic growth across the APEC region waned this year, largely in response to the slowing US economy and the weakening global demand for many of the Asian members' exports (particularly electronics). Many members have lowered their 2001 growth projections in light of poor performance during the first half of the year, although most will still post positive results. This compelling book about APEC and its background, goals and problems, provides the reader with the necessary information on the crucial role that it plays. A revived Asia-Pacific region means more exports from and investments by U.S. companies, more jobs for Americans and more U.S. economic growth.

APEC and the Construction of Pacific Rim Regionalism

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521667975
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (679 download)

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Book Synopsis APEC and the Construction of Pacific Rim Regionalism by : John Ravenhill

Download or read book APEC and the Construction of Pacific Rim Regionalism written by John Ravenhill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping is the first comprehensive economic arrangement to link countries from around the Pacific Rim. Since its establishment in 1989, APEC has graduated from a ministerial-level gathering of nine countries to an institution that stages annual summits, has a permanent secretariat, and whose twenty-one members have committed themselves to establishing free trade in the region. A decade after its foundation, however, members have been increasingly frustrated with the grouping's progress. In this timely book, John Ravenhill examines the reasons for APEC's establishment, its evolution, and the causes of its failures. His conclusions address central questions in international relations about international collaboration and regionalism. The book will interest all those concerned with broader questions about regional economic and political cooperation.

The Future of APEC

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
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Book Synopsis The Future of APEC by : Vinod K. Aggarwal

Download or read book The Future of APEC written by Vinod K. Aggarwal and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

View from the 19th Floor

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Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9813016930
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis View from the 19th Floor by : William Bodde

Download or read book View from the 19th Floor written by William Bodde and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 1994 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VIEW FROM THE 19th FLOOR: Reflections of the first APEC Executive Director is, in the words of the author, "part narrative, part case study and part of my own thoughts about where APEC should be headed". In 1993, United States Ambassador William Bodde was sent to Singapore to set up a new economic organization. Bodde clearly relished the challenge of establishing a brand new international economic organization in the most dynamic region of the world. Instructed to keep the Secretariat small, effective and financially accountable, he describes his efforts to build a functioning, cross-cultural institution in less than a year. He also has to satisfy the fifteen-member economies spanning the Pacific that the organization reflected the wishes of all APEC members and not just those of the United States! This account, in addition to serving as a case study in international public administration, chronicles the meetings of the APEC Senior Officials and Ministers leading up to the historic APEC Leader's Meeting in Seattle at the end of 1993. He concludes the monographs with a number of provocative organizational and policy recommendations for the future of APEC.

Institutional Balancing in the Asia Pacific

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
ISBN 13 : 041546952X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (154 download)

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Book Synopsis Institutional Balancing in the Asia Pacific by : Kai He

Download or read book Institutional Balancing in the Asia Pacific written by Kai He and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2009 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the strategic interactions among China, the United States, Japan, and Southeast Asian States in the context of China’s rise and globalization after the cold war. Engaging the mainstream theoretical debates in international relations, the author introduces a new theoretical framework—institutional realism—to explain the institutionalization of world politics in the Asia-Pacific after the cold war. Institutional realism suggests that deepening economic interdependence creates a condition under which states are more likely to conduct a new balancing strategy—institutional balancing, i.e., countering pressures or threats through initiating, utilizing, and dominating multilateral institutions—to pursue security under anarchy. To test the validity of institutional realism, Kai He examines the foreign policies of the U.S., Japan, the ASEAN states, and China toward four major multilateral institutions, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF), ASEAN Plus Three (APT), and East Asian Summit (EAS). Challenging the popular pessimistic view regarding China’s rise, the book concludes that economic interdependence and structural constraints may well soften the "dragon’s teeth." China’s rise does not mean a dark future for the region. Institutional Balancing in the Asia Pacificwill be of great interest to policy makers and scholars of Asian security, international relations, Chinese foreign policy, and U.S. foreign policy.

A Vision for APEC Towards an Asia Pacific Economic Community

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Publisher : Alexandra Point, Singapore : Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
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Book Synopsis A Vision for APEC Towards an Asia Pacific Economic Community by : Eminent Persons Group (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization))

Download or read book A Vision for APEC Towards an Asia Pacific Economic Community written by Eminent Persons Group (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization)) and published by Alexandra Point, Singapore : Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. This book was released on 1993 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

APEC Perspectives

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
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Book Synopsis APEC Perspectives by : Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization)

Download or read book APEC Perspectives written by Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

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Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415248051
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (152 download)

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Book Synopsis Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) by : Ippei Yamazawa

Download or read book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) written by Ippei Yamazawa and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive account of the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) organisation and examines the challenges APEC now faces in the new century. Subjects covered include: * the history of APEC * APEC and the latest WTO round * case-studies of countries in the region including China, Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Taiwan * APECs approach to competition and deregulation policy * assessment of APECs standing as an international institution Featuring contributions from distinguished groups of international academic experts, this book is essential reading for all those interested in political and economic developments in the Asia-Pacific.

Standards and APEC

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Publisher : Peterson Institute
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
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Book Synopsis Standards and APEC by : John Sullivan Wilson

Download or read book Standards and APEC written by John Sullivan Wilson and published by Peterson Institute. This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Product standards and technical regulations are critical to industrial performance and global trade and represent an important new area for international debate. The elimination of overlapping and conflicting regulations could significantly reduce costs for business and consumers alike, and international efforts to harmonize national regulatory systems could prove to be one of the most important parts of multilateral and regional trade talks into the 21st century.

Whither APEC?

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Publisher : Peterson Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780881322484
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (224 download)

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Book Synopsis Whither APEC? by : C. Fred Bergsten

Download or read book Whither APEC? written by C. Fred Bergsten and published by Peterson Institute. This book was released on 1997 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses various aspects of economic cooperation among 18 Pacific-Rim countries, members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Covers trends in the 1990s and gives projections to 2020.