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A Comparative Study Of Representative And Alternative Democracies On Power And Interest., Shotisa Cousnit

Journal of Social Sciences

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Plato And Nietzsche: On Good And Bad Political Regimes, Pisan Mukdaratsami

Journal of Social Sciences

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Agenda Setting And Policy Formulation: A Case Of Agricultural Commodity And Food Standards Policy In Thailand, Noppadol Udomwisawakul

Journal of Social Sciences

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Asean's Fta Strategy In East Asia, Suthiphand Chirathivat

Asian Review

Since the 1997 financial crisis, ASEAN countries have become involved individually and regionally in the accelerating trend towards bilateral free trade agreements. Singapore began the trend, followed by Thailand, and then other countries including Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. ASEAN also accepted China's proposal for an agreement with the grouping as a whole, leading to similar negotiations with Japan, India and South Korea. A complex web of bilateral agreements is emerging. At present it is not clear how this will affect ASEAN's progress towards deeper regional integration.

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Towards An Asean Economic Community And A Freer Flow Of Persons, Patcharawalai Wongboonsin

Asian Review

The transnational flows of persons has become an important topic in ASEAN integration following the ASEAN initiative to liberalize trade in services, and with the new vision to achieve an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. But the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services is vague, inconsistent, and lacking in implementation mechanisms. I argue that a freer flow of persons can contribute to the interests of both states and the region, but requires many changes in the commitment of ASEAN member states, working practices, and institutions within ASEAN.

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The Future Of East Asian Regionalism: Forging A Common Vision, Richard W. X. Hu

Asian Review

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Kunming-Lao Cai-Hanoi-Haiphong Economic Corridor, Nguyen Xuan Thang

Asian Review

The paper starts with a brief introduction to the concept of an economic corridor as background to outlining the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, opportunities and difficulties in the development of the Kunming-Lao Cai-Hanoi-Haiphong Economic Corridor, one of the two economic corridors and one coastal economic belt that were approved by the governments of Vietnam and China in June 2006 for the development of the two countries and the region as a whole. The paper argues that this corridor has good prospects because of its important role in ASEAN China economic relations, and because of the strong political will on the …

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Energy Competition And Cooperation In The Bimstec Region: Potential And Prospects For Myanmar, Myat Thein, Myoe Myint

Asian Review

This paper explores the prospects for Myanmar to contribute towards energy cooperation in the region while at the same time promoting sustainable development at home. Myanmar has large unused reserves of renewables, especially hydropower and biomass. Natural gas contributes to export earnings, but oil imports are growing. India and China have large appetites for energy. Myanmar, along with Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh, have unused potential which could contribute to export earnings and growth through export to these large neighbors. However the development of these reserves requires regional cooperation, especially for investment in distribution grids. Currently Myanmar's energy policy is unfocused. …

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Introduction: Regional And Subregional Cooperation And Integration In East Asia, Mya Than

Asian Review

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Development In The Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle, Toh Mun Heng

Asian Review

In this article, I explore whether regional economic cooperation in the form of growth triangles, made popular during the late 1980s, can continue to be relevant in the face of more formal arrangements such as free trade agreements and other bilateral initiatives in recent years. The discussion is focussed on the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore growth triangle which is a pioneering arrangement in Southeast Asia. This project continues to be a successful mode of cooperation among the three countries and will remain a key and subtle framework for regional economic collaboration amidst the plethora of other initiatives. Growth triangles are one of several …

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