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Managing the Noodle Bowl: The Fragility of East Asian Regionalism

Richard E. Baldwin Richard E. Baldwin Richard E. Baldwin

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The paper argues that East Asian regionalism is fragile since (i) each nation's industrial competitiveness depends on the smooth functioning of 'Factory Asia' - in particular on intra-regional trade; (ii) the unilateral tariff-cutting that created 'Factory Asia' is not subject to WTO discipline (bindings); (iii) there is no 'top-level management' to substitute for WTO discipline, i.e. to ensure that bilateral trade tensions - tensions that are inevitable in East Asia - do not spillover into region-wide problems due to lack of cooperation and communication. This paper argues that the window of opportunity for East Asian 'vision' was missed; what East Asia needs now is 'management' not vision. East Asia should launch a 'New East Asian Regional Management Effort' with a reinforced ASEAN+3 being the most likely candidate for the job. The first priority should be to bind the region's unilateral tariff cuts in the WTO.

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Political Science

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Richard E. Baldwin

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Baldwin, R.E., Baldwin, R.E., Baldwin, R.E. (2008). Managing the Noodle Bowl: The Fragility of East Asian Regionalism. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590808003063

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Tahun Terbit: 2008
Bahasa: en
Total Sitasi: 374×
Sumber Database: Semantic Scholar
DOI: 10.1142/S0217590808003063
Akses: Open Access ✓