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The Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum was established as a regional grouping in 1989 to deal with the issues arising from growing regional interdependence. Its stated aim is to build ‘a prosperous Asia-Pacific through free and open trade and investment’ and it now has twenty-one member economies, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Malaysia,... Read more
Volume 1: Part 1: Beginnings Part 2: Momentum Builds Part 3: APEC is Born Volume 2: Part 4: Genesis of the Idea of Asia Pacific Co-operation Part 5: Global and Regional Impact of APEC: Early Assessments Part 6: Scepticism and other Issues Volume 3: Part 7: Milestone Documents Part 8: Articulating the Vision Part 9: The Pros and Cons Volume 4: Part 10: East Asian Proclamations Part 11: East Asian Challenge Part 12: Regionalism Versus Bilateralism Volume 5: Part 13: Milestones Part 14: Staying on Course Part 15: Contest of Regional Paradigms
Biography
Edited by Peter Drysdale and Takashi Terada
