Pacific Cooperation: Building Economic And Security Regimes In The Asia-pacific Region

by John Ravenhill, Andrew Mack (Editor), Vinod Aggarwal, Paul M Evans, Pauline Kerr

Overview

Long divided by cultural, economic, and political differences, the Asia-Pacific region has little history of multilateral cooperation. Alliances that once linked individual countries with one or the other superpower fostered deep mistrust among neighbouring states. The end of the Cold War, however, has created new opportunities for multilateral coo

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367297558
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/19/2021
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

About the Author

Editors: Andrew Mack, John Ravenhill

Table of Contents

Preface — Economic and Security Regimes in the Asia-Pacific Region — Institution-Building in the Pacific — Comparing Regional Cooperation Efforts in the Asia-Pacific and North America — APEC—A Sceptical View — Leadership and Cooperative Institutions in the Asia-Pacific — The Post-Cold War Asia-Pacific Security Order: Conflict or Cooperation? — Regionalism and Security: A Conceptual Investigation — The Asia-Pacific in the Post-Hegemonic World — The European Cooperative Security Regime: New Lessons for the Asia-Pacific — The Evolving Security Discourse in the Asia-Pacific — Conclusion: The Theory and Practice of Regional Cooperation

Editorial Reviews

Contributing scholars assess the literature on international regimes and explore the relevance of organizations such as NAFTA, GATT, CSCE, and the EU for the Asia-Pacific region. The contributors also evaluate whether lessons for promoting cooperation in the security field can be drawn from the recent successes in regional economic cooperation. Among the specific topics: institution-building in the Pacific; comparing regional cooperation efforts in the Asia-Pacific and North America; the Asia-Pacific in the post-hegemonic world; and the evolving security discourse in the Asia-Pacific. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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