Asian economic integration: a perspective on South Asia |
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Authors: | Saleem M Khan Zahira S Khan |
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Institution: | Department of Economics, Bloomsburg University, 400 East Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper argues in favor of open regionalism and continent-based integration in Asia. These are the effective instruments of outward-oriented development. The enlargement of trading blocs into continent-based integration also serves as a countervailing power to stem the excesses of economic globalism. The case made in the paper shows the need for institutional changes for promoting economic development. Institutional changes along with open regionalism are essential to enhancing outward-oriented development in South Asia. Respectable progress has been made in these areas across the continents in general, and in Asia in particular (ASEAN, SAARC, APEC). Efforts on these initiatives must be redoubled as we start the 21st century. |
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Keywords: | Open regionalism Continent-based integration Outward-oriented development Economic regionalism |
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