Assessing ASEAN'S Relevance Have the Right Questions Been Asked?/ Cheong Kee Cheok and Yong Chen Chen
Material type: TextPublication details: 2019Subject(s): In: Journal of Southeast Asian Economies Vol 36 No 1, April 2019, pp.11-24 (7)Summary: When ASEAN celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, it was asked if an organization founded on principles appropriate for the 1960s remains relevant today. This paper argues that an assessment should, instead, be based on what its members want it to do, expressed through policy announcements and documents like the ASEAN Charter. Overall, while ASEAN may not live up to the expectations of its critics, its achievements in some areas do suggest its continued relevance even under vastly changed circumstances, both domestic and external.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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When ASEAN celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, it was asked if an organization founded on principles appropriate for the 1960s remains relevant today. This paper argues that an assessment should, instead, be based on what its members want it to do, expressed through policy announcements and documents like the ASEAN Charter. Overall, while ASEAN may not live up to the expectations of its critics, its achievements in some areas do suggest its continued relevance even under vastly changed circumstances, both domestic and external.
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