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A two-level-games analysis of AFTA agreements: what caused ASEAN states to move towards economic integration?
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Abstract The goal of this article is to investigate the conditions under which ASEAN states are more likely to pursue regional economic integration, namely, a series of ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreements/ protocols. Adopting Putnam's two-level-games model, this article examines the influences of domesti... view more
The goal of this article is to investigate the conditions under which ASEAN states are more likely to pursue regional economic integration, namely, a series of ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreements/ protocols. Adopting Putnam's two-level-games model, this article examines the influences of domestic politics, political elites’ preferences, economic performance, and external impacts. Through the construction of a set of hypotheses, this article investigates five AFTA agreements/ protocols and the conditions of ASEAN states during the 1992–2003 period. The findings indicate that political leaders’ preferences have played a pivotal role in the development of the AFTA. Economic performance and domestic support in individual states has also affected the AFTA. The close link between AFTA agreements and external impacts reveals that the AFTA's inherent nature is defensive.... view less
Keywords
international cooperation; economic development (on national level); ASEAN; economic policy; political influence; economic integration; Southeast Asia
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Economic Policy
Free Keywords
Southeast Asian Studies; Southeast Asia; AFTA agreements; two-level-games model; political leaders' preferences; 1991-2003
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 5-49
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 29 (2010) 1
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works