Integrating regions [[electronic resource] ] : Asia in comparative context / / edited by Miles Kahler and Andrew MacIntyre

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786948003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2013
• ISBN: 0-8047-8930-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Altri autori (Persone): KahlerMiles <1949->; MacIntyreAndrew J. <1960->
• Disciplina: 337.1/5
• Soggetti: Regionalism - Asia; Regionalism (International organization); International economic integration; Asia Economic integration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Regional institutions in an era of globalization and crisis / Miles Kahler -- Institutional design of regional integration : balancing delegation and representation / Simon Hix -- Regional judicial institutions and economic cooperation : lessons for Asia? / Eric Voeten -- The potential for organizational membership rules to enhance regional cooperation / Judith Kelley -- Regional economic institutions in Latin America : politics, profits, and peace / Jorge I. Dominguez -- Why the EU won / Kevin H. O'Rourke -- Economic crises and regional institutions / C. Randall Henning -- The organizational architecture of the Asia-Pacific : insights from the new institutionalism / Stephan Haggard -- Contingent socialization in Asian regionalism : possibilities and limits / Amitav Acharya -- The future of Asian regional institutions / Andrew MacIntyre and John Ravenhill.
• Sommario/riassunto: The proliferation of regional institutions and initiatives in Asia over the past decade is unmatched in any other region of the world. The authors in this collection explore the distinctive features of these institutions by comparing them for the first time to the experience of other regions; from the elaborate institution-building of Europe to the more modest regional projects of the Americas. It is an opportune moment for this ; reassessment, as the European regional model faces a sovereign debt crisis while Asian economies see more secure sources of growth from their immediate neighbors. Asia's regional institutions display a distinctive combination of decision rules, commitment devices, and membership practices, shaped by underlying features of the region, the dynamics of regional integration, and the availability of institutional substitutes. Within this context, the authors propose changes that will better sustain the prosperity and peace that have marked Asia in recent decades.