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Explaining the failure of the ASEAN economic community: the primacy of domestic political economy
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In this article, the authors argue that economic liberalisation agreements promote the rescaling of economic governance, involving regulatory changes that may radically redistribute power and resources, and they are heavily contested between coalitions of social and political forces, without outcomes reflecting the outcome of these struggles.Abstract:
All reliable indicators suggest that ASEAN's (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Economic Community (AEC) will not be successfully established by its 2015 deadline. Why? Against technocratic, realist and constructivist accounts, this article offers an explanation rooted in the political economy of ASEAN's member-states. Economic liberalisation agreements promote the rescaling of economic governance, involving regulatory changes that may radically redistribute power and resources. Consequently, they are heavily contested between coalitions of social and political forces, without outcomes reflecting the outcome of these struggles. The argument is demonstrated by exploring the uneven sectoral liberalisation achieved under the AEC, the constrained integration of ASEAN's energy markets, and the limited deregulation of skilled labour migration.read more
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Routledge handbook of Southeast Asian development
TL;DR: The Handbook of Southeast Asia as discussed by the authors traces the uneven experiences that have accompanied development in Southeast Asia, highlighting the ongoing neoliberalization of development, issues of social and environmental justice and questions of agency and empowerment.
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Why (most) Indonesian businesses fear the ASEAN Economic Community: struggling with Southeast Asia’s regional corporatism
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the decision to create the AEC was promoted by ASEAN governments together with foreign economic and local corporate interests, and that small businesses perceived it as a win-win scheme.
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ASEAN sceptics versus ASEAN proponents: evaluating regional institutions
TL;DR: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has attracted both sceptics and proponents as discussed by the authors, with Southeast Asia’s economy growing rapidly and tied into all parts of the world.
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Governing Domestic Worker Migration in Southeast Asia: Public–Private Partnerships, Regulatory Grey Zones and the Household
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the regulatory regimes that control the flow of migrants across Southeast Asia, focusing on the example of domestic worker migration, and explore the role of domestic workers in this process.
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