Potential gains from economic integration as impetus for regional integration: a comparison of ASEAN, ASEAN+3 and EAC

Abstract: Political economy theory usually emphasizes the impact of economic interdependence within a region for successful and dynamic regional integration. According to that, participating economies must constitute mutual export markets and investment destinations to exploit gains from intraregional trade and investment. As a consequence the integration process receives positive feedback from member states and furthers progress in regional integration. However, this paper argues that regional integration in Southeast Asia is at least as dependent on economic cooperation and positive feedback from external partner countries and regions as it is on internal economic effects. The argument will be underscored by intra- and interregional trade and investment analysis of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ASEAN made crucial steps towards regional integration in the last decade by establishing the ASEAN Free Trade Area, promoting the ASEAN Investment Area and negotiating and

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource, 26 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion

Bibliographic citation
Bamberger Online Papers on Integration Research (BOPIR) ; Bd. 7/2009

Classification
Wirtschaft

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Bamberg
(when)
2009
Creator
Obermeier, Axel
Contributor
Universität Bamberg, Fak. Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für Internationale Beziehungen

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-130589
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Associated

  • Obermeier, Axel
  • Universität Bamberg, Fak. Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für Internationale Beziehungen

Time of origin

  • 2009

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