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Book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation  APEC

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.

Book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation  APEC

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.

Book The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC and Pacific Multilateralism

Download or read book The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC and Pacific Multilateralism written by Tristan Lizardo and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - Topic: Globalization, Political Economics, grade: 1.0, University of Chile (Facultad de Economía y Negocios), language: English, abstract: The “Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation” (APEC) was established in 1989, and holds 21 so called member economies, all located on the Pacific Rim. Each member represents a particular economic region rather than individual states which is illustrated in Exhibit 1. APEC’s main goal is promoting “sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region” (Achievements and Benefits, 2016). This is supposed to be reached primarily by the establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). However, APEC is working on many different topics and various alliances have been formed in order to enable free trade and investment, good cooperation among members, regional economic integration, enhancing human security and facilitating a favorable sustainable business environment in the Asia-Pacific. The organization works as a cooperative and multilateral economic trade forum. A defining characteristic of APEC is that it is the only international intergovernmental bundling in the world aiming to reduce trade barriers to trade and investment without postulating legal binding contracts and therefore encourages participation and structural flexibility. APEC has enjoyed great success as an international forum for discussion among the world’s leaders in politics, business and academia. However it has made limited progress in regional integration and cooperation in areas such as financial infrastructure with a slow response time to emerging world trends.

Book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation  APEC

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.

Book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Download or read book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation written by Ippei Yamazawa and published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ippei Yamazawa is one of the fathers to the study of Asia-Pacific regional cooperation in Japan and has contributed hugely to the development and work of APEC over many years. APEC is a crucial trans-regional arrangement that draws the United States into constructive economic engagement with East Asia. This book makes it clear why APEC remains such a crucial element of regional economic architecture and defines an agenda going forward to which regional leaders should aspire. Here is a first rate exposition of the priorities for regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific. --Peter Drysdale, Professor Emeritus, Australian National University

Book Assessing APEC s Progress

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.

Book APEC Privacy Framework

Download or read book APEC Privacy Framework written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book APEC at 20

    Book Details:
  • Author : K Kesavapany
  • Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 9814279269
  • Pages : 166 pages

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.

Book APEC and the Rise of China

Download or read book APEC and the Rise of China written by Lok Sang Ho and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intra-regional trade has been rising rapidly, especially after China's accession to the WTO in 2001. China's economy is expanding rapidly, and has already passed Japan in 2010 to become the world's second largest economy. It is clearly producing a huge impact on the world economy, and particularly on ASEAN countries. This is the appropriate time to take stock: what has APEC achieved so far? How is China's rapid growth shaping the course of economic integration and cooperation in the region? What is the future of APEC? This book is based on papers presented by scholars with expertise in the Asia Pacific region at a conference on “APEC at 20 and the Rise of China” organized by the APEC Centre of Lingnan University on 26–27 February 2010, and includes additional invited papers. Contents:APEC and the Rise of China: An Introduction (L S Ho & J Wong)Overview of Issues:Designing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (C-P Chung)Rebalancing Relations between East Asian and trans-Pacific Institutions: Evolving Regional Architectural Features (Z-Y Pang)Role of China:Will China Become an Engine of Growth for the Region? (Y-P Huang)China's Economic Rise and Regional Trade (R Leal-Arcas)The Role of China in Asia-Pacific Trade Framework in the Context of APEC (E K-K Yeoh et al.)Monetary Integration and the Reform of the Reminbi:Towards an Effective (More or Less) Monetary Union in Asia (L S Ho)On the Reform of RMB Exchange Rate: A Middle Ground Solution (B Zhang & X-P Hua)The Future of APEC:Continuing the APEC Agenda and the Evolving Regional Institutional Architecture in the Context of an Emerging Asia (K G Tan & S W Chiang) Readership: Researchers and policy makers on APEC and China related issues; students in business, economics, and political science interested in regional issues. Keywords:APEC;China;Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation;Intra-Regional Trade among APEC Countries;Economic Integration and Cooperation

Book Achieving the APEC Vision

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eminent Persons Group (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization))
  • Publisher : Alexandra Point, Singapore : Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 96 pages

Download or read book Achieving the APEC Vision 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 1994 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book APEC and Liberalisation of the Chinese Economy

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.

Book Selected APEC Documents

    Book Details:
  • Author : Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization)
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 138 pages

Download or read book Selected APEC Documents written by Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Vision for APEC Towards an Asia Pacific Economic Community

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 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Download or read book Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in 1989, APEC is now "the primary regional vehicle for promoting open trade and practical economic cooperation. Its goal is to advance Asia-Pacific economic dynamism and sense of community."

Book APEC Economies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization). Ad Hoc Group on Economic Trends and Issues
  • Publisher : Alexandra Point, Singapore : APEC Secretariat
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 48 pages

Download or read book APEC Economies written by Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization). Ad Hoc Group on Economic Trends and Issues and published by Alexandra Point, Singapore : APEC Secretariat. This book was released on 1994 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Implementing the APEC Vision

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eminent Persons Group (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization))
  • Publisher : Apec Secretariat
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 100 pages

Download or read book Implementing the APEC Vision written by Eminent Persons Group (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization)) and published by Apec Secretariat. This book was released on 1995 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: