This topic introduces students to a range of theoretical and historical issues associated with the growth of regional organisations and regional integration in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific. It also analyses the prospects for the multilateral trading system arising from these developments.
This topic aims to introduce contemporary academic debates about the dynamics and consequences of globalisation and regionalism, and controversies over how power is exercised and economic wealth is created and distributed. The topic aims to guide students through seven key questions:
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