1. Current state of APEC and the challenges ahead -- 2. Trade and investment liberalization and facilitation -- 3. Organization and activities of APEC -- 4. Has APEC achieved the mid-term Bogor Goals? -- 5. Realistic approach over the past decade -- 6. Towards the free trade area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) -- 7. Paradigm shift in Asia-Pacific cooperation
Summary
APEC is a crucial trans-regional arrangement that draws the US into constructive economic engagement with East Asia. This book makes it clear why APEC remains such a crucial element of regional economic architecture and defines an agenda doing forward to which regional leaders should aspire
Analysis
Asia
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Australia overseas comparisons
International cooperation
Pacific Rim
Regional trading blocs
Statistics
Trade liberalisation
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [131]-135) and index