The Regional Organizations of the Asia Pacific: Exploring Institutional Change (International Political Economy Series)

Product Description This collection examines change within the major regional organisations of the Asia Pacific: The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). It has two simultaneous foci: the nature of institutional change in regional organisations, and the process of regionalism in the Asia Pacific. It combines the views of both officials and practitioners, providing new insights into both its major questions. About the Author M. C. ABAD JR Special Assistant to the Secretary-General of ASEAN STEVE BATES Policy Advisor, International Regional Unit of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Federal Government AKIKO FUKUSHIMA Senior Researcher, National Institute for Research Advancement, Japan COLIN HESELTINE Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea FEDERICO M. MACARANAS President and Chief Executive Officer of the Strategic and Integrative Studies Center JULIE SHANNON School of Politics and International Relations, University of New South Wales, Australia