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Bilateralismus in der Handels- und Währungskooperation Ostasiens – Übergangsphänomen oder konstantes Muster?
Bilateralism in Trade and Currency Cooperation in East Asia – Constant Pattern or Transitional Phenomenon?
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Abstract Bilateralism looms large in International Economics in general and in East Asia specifically.
Here bilateral trade agreements and bilateral currency cooperation are both regional
manifestations of this global trend. Yet, is bilateralism a constant pattern of economic cooperation
in East Asia or j... view more
Bilateralism looms large in International Economics in general and in East Asia specifically.
Here bilateral trade agreements and bilateral currency cooperation are both regional
manifestations of this global trend. Yet, is bilateralism a constant pattern of economic cooperation
in East Asia or just a transitional phenomenon? This paper argues that currently
East Asian states are still eager to conclude bilateral trade and currency agreements, but
only up to the point where multilateralism promises more gains than the ever growing
complexity of bilateral networks, especially in the issue area of trade. Since both trade and
currency cooperation show a drift towards multilateralism it is concluded that bilateralism
may be conceived as both transitional phenomenon and constant pattern in East Asian
Regionalism.... view less
Keywords
bilateral relations; free trade; international agreement; Far East; WTO; IMF; economic cooperation; export policy; currency policy; monetary union
Classification
National Economy
Document language
German
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
p. 39-49
Journal
Südostasien aktuell : journal of current Southeast Asian affairs, 25 (2006) 3
ISSN
0722-8821
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works