The paper discusses the ASEAN + 3 integration in the context of the literature on hub-and-spoke regionalism. It argues that, provided proper rules of origin are incorporated, the different bilateral arrangements between ASEAN countries and each of the three East Asian economies are building...

The region of Southeast Asia is faced with a complex set of challenges stemming from political, economic and religious developments at the national, regional and global level. This paper sets out to examine trade-, foreign- and security policy implications of the issues confronting the region....

Intraregional trade and investment among the ASEAN+3 countries - and the entire East Asia - has been progressing at a robust pace over the past 25 years. The process of economic integration could be aptly described as "regionalization" or market-driven integration. In contrast, the European...

Motivated by the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Asia over the last decade, this paper studies the challenges faced by the Asian "noodle bowl" - overlapping, multiple trade rules, regulations, and standards in Asia - in the process of regional and global trade integration. The...

Nach den Finanzkrisen der 1990er Jahre haben sich in Asien und Lateinamerika Formen eines monetären Regionalismus (mR) herausgebildet, die das gemeinsame Ziel verfolgen, die eigene Region vor zukünftigen Finanzkrisen zu schützen. Dabei fallen wesentliche Unterschiede im Vorankommen der beiden...

In recent decades, Southeast Asian economies have prospered through an outward-oriented strategy, through intra-regional integration under the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) initiative and through participating in the East Asian production networks. In the 1970-80´s, South...

The world trading environment has witnessed the proliferation of regional trading arrangements during the last decade. This development was accompanied by the perceived threat that this may bring to the rules-based multilateral trading system. The ASEAN for one have not only reaffirmed their...