Reorienting Interregional Co‐operation in the Global Political Economy

Europe’s East Asian Policy

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ID7875989
AuthorsGareth Richards (0000-0003-0233-0153, Center for Global Development), Gareth A Richards, Colin Kirkpatrick, Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick (Center for Global Development)
Year1999
Volume37
Issue4
Pages683-710
Publication date1999-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-5965.00202
OpenAlexW2099650453
LanguageEN
Citations received9

This article offers a critical political economy analysis of the new engagement of Europe with East Asia formalized through the Asia‐Europe Meeting (ASEM) initiative. It does so by locating the significance of the evolving relationship in the context of the current debates on globalization and regionalization, and argues that posing issues in terms of ‘national’ versus ‘global’ overlooks a vital level of analysis, namely emerging interregional arrangements. The evolution of the EU’s policy towards Asia is described, and the factors that have delineated Europe’s new interregionalism are analysed. The article also examines the state of Asia‐Europe relations in the context of the unfolding Asian economic crisis, and suggests that the current policy agenda should be understood as part of broader multilateral efforts to construct a ‘new architecture’ for global economic governance

China · East Asia · Economics · Economy · International trade · Political science · Politics · European Union Policy and Governance · Global Financial Crisis and Policies · Global trade and economics

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