Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) : the first decade / edited by Jurgen Ruland, Eva Manske and Werner Draguhn.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Ruland, Jurgen, 1953-
• Manske, Eva.
• Draguhn, Werner.

Series:

• English-language series of the Institute of Asian Affairs, Hamburg.
• English-language series of the Institute of Asian Affairs, Hamburg

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.
• Asian cooperation.
• Pacific Area cooperation.

Local Subjects:

• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 funct

Contents:

• Front Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of abbreviations; List of figures and tables; List of contributors and editors; Preface; 1 Appraising APEC: All Talk, No Walk?; 2 APEC: Its Place in International Relations; 3 APEC, ASEAN and EAEC - A Tale of Two Cultures of Cooperation; 4 APEC and Latin America: Completing the Pacific Rim Agenda; 5 Strategy Without Vision: The US and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; 6 APEC in Sino-American Relations: A Vehicle for Systemic Integration; 7 APEC, Australia and New Zealand: Pathways to Asia?
• 8 Japan's Role in APEC: Wavering Or Leading From Behind?9 APEC and the Asian Crisis: Rebuilding the Asian Economies, But How?; 10 Future Trends of APEC

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

• 1-136-13058-6
• 0-203-03750-2
• 1-299-45827-0
• 1-136-13050-0

OCLC:

839304372