Comparing Institution-Building in East Asia: Power Politics, Governance, and Critical Junctures

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by  Hidetaka Yoshimatsu (auth.)

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COMPARINGINSTITUTION-BUILDINGINEASTASIA
PowerPolitics,Governance,andCriticalJunctures
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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REGIONALISM IN EAST ASIA: Integrative Explanation for
DynamicsandChallenges
Comparing
Institution-Building
in East Asia
Power Politics, Governance, and Critical
Junctures
Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
RitsumeikanAsiaPacificUniversity,Japan
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Contents
ListofTablesandFigures vi
PrefaceandAcknowledgements vii
ListofAbbreviations ix
1 Introduction 1
2 FrameworksforAnalysingInstitution-BuildinginEastAsia 9
3 PromotingTradeLiberalisationthroughFreeTradeAgreements 35
4 DevelopingInstitutionsforRegionalFinancialStability 64
5 FoodSecurityCooperationthroughEmergencyRiceReserve 92
6 EnergySecurityCooperationunderASEAN+3 116
7 EnvironmentalCooperation:TheMonitoringofTransboundary
AirPollution 144
8 Conclusion 173
Notes 197
References 210
Index 228
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Tables and Figures
Tables
3.1 FTAsamongcountriesinthewiderEastAsia(asofApril2013) 36
4.1 TheresearchprojectsoftheASEAN+3researchgroup 73
4.2 CMIMcontributions,purchasingmultiple,andvoting-power
distribution 82
5.1 ReleaseofreservedriceundertheEAERR 94
5.2 Members’contributionstotheAPTERR 106
7.1 Members’contributionstotheEANETsecretariatbudget
(thousand$;%) 157
8.1 Thetwostagesofinstitution-buildinginfivepolicyfields 174
Figures
2.1 Independent/dependentvariablesinanalyticalframeworks 29
3.1 VariousFTAframeworksintheAsia-Pacificregion 47
6.1 ThestructureofASEAN+3energycooperation 118
7.1 OrganisationalstructureofEANET 146
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Preface and Acknowledgements
The internationalrelations of East Asia are multifaceted. On the one hand,
major states in the region have achieved steady economic growth, which
hasledtoincreasingeconomicandsociallinkagesamongtheirsocietiesand
peoples.Thisgrowthhasalsoraisedtheregion’spoliticalstatus,whichistyp-
icallygivenprominenceintheGroupofTwenty(G-20).Ontheotherhand,
despitegrowingeconomicandsociallinkages,nationalisticsentimentsstill
remainstronginmostofthecountries.Moreover,politicalanimositiesand
security tensions constitute critical issues in international relations of East
Asia.WhilethetensionsintheKoreanPeninsularemainunresolved,those
relating to maritime security are escalating in the East China and South
ChinaSeas.
A key factor in promoting regional cooperation is the development of
formalinstitutions.Foralongtime,initiativesforadvancingexplicitcoop-
erationthroughformalinstitutionsremainedatapreliminarystageinEast
Asia. Not only is East Asia’s history of regionalist initiatives and projects a
shortone,butthemajorcountries’propensitytomaintainsovereignrights
andterritorialintegrityhasalsohinderedtheinitiationanddevelopmentof
regional institutions. As a background factor, diversity in terms of political
regimes, economic development, and cultural traditions including religion
has hindered the formation of a common regional identity. Since the late
1990s, however, countries in East Asia have gradually strengthened their
aspirationstoadvanceformalinstitutionsdesignedtotacklecommonchal-
lenges that the region is facing and to provide regional public goods for
collectiveinterests.
Thedevelopmentofregionalinstitutionsin EastAsia isprimarilydepen-
dentontheextenttowhichstateactorscancoordinatetheirdiverseinterests
towards long-term collective objectives. At the same time, practical pro-
cessesofinstitution-buildingareinfluencedbyvariousfactors.Whileoverall
historical trends on the global scene influence the speed and direction of
regional institution-building, the presence and involvement of non-state
actors provide particular input for deepening regionalist initiatives and
projects. This monograph aims to make some contributions to the study
ofregionalisminEastAsiabylinkingpracticalmovestowardsregionalcon-
solidation to key perspectives and concepts in the theories of politics and
internationalrelations.
It is a pleasure to acknowledge my debt to those who have provided
significant assistance for the completion of this volume. In the process of
preparing it for publication, many scholars have become a source of inspi-
ration and support. I am particularly thankful to Purnendra Jain, Glenn
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viii PrefaceandAcknowledgements
D.Hook,MarkBeeson,ChristopherW.Hughes,Seung-YoungKim,Yoichiro
Sato,VyasUtpal,In-WonHwang,andMin-jeLee.Ialsowishtoexpressmy
deep gratitude to the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan
Asia Pacific University (APU). Although APU is a relatively new university
located in a small city in southwestern Japan, its internationally oriented
academic environment has provided me with valuable intellectual stimu-
lusthroughparticipationininternationalconferencesanddailydiscussions
with other colleagues. I also thank the Centre for Asian Studies, University
ofAdelaideandtheSchoolofEastAsianStudies,UniversityofSheffield.Vis-
iting fellowships at these organisations helped crystallise the thinking that
resulted in this book. This work was supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Sci-
entificResearch(23530208)fromtheMinistryofEducation,Culture,Sports,
ScienceandTechnology,Japan.
Finally,gratitudegoestomywife,Mutsumi,andourson,Satoshi,fortheir
willing sacrifices and continuous support. They have sustained my life as a
researcherbyallowingmetospendtimeonresearchevenduringweekends.
Without their understanding and encouragement, this project would not
havebeenpossible.
Abbreviations
ACAP AsiaCentreforAirPollutionResearch
ACE ASEANCentreforEnergy
ACFTA ASEAN–ChinaFreeTradeArea
ACU AsianCurrencyUnit
ADB AsianDevelopmentBank
AEC ASEANEconomicCommunity
AEM ASEANEconomicMinisters
AERR ASEANEmergencyRiceReserve
AFSIS ASEANFoodSecurityInformationSystem
AFSRB ASEANFoodSecurityReserveBoard
AFTA ASEANFreeTradeArea
AJCEP ASEAN–JapanComprehensiveEconomicPartnership
AMAF ASEANMinistersonAgricultureandForestry
AMEM ASEANMinistersonEnergyMeeting
AMF AsianMonetaryFund
AMRO ASEAN+3MacroeconomicResearchOffice
APEC Asia-PacificEconomicCooperation
APF AsianPolicyForum
APSA ASEANPetroleumSecurityAgreement
APTERR ASEAN+3EmergencyRiceReserve
ARF ASEANRegionalForum
ASEAN AssociationofSoutheastAsianNations
ASEAN+3 ASEANPlusThree
ASEM Asia–EuropeMeeting
BSA bilateralswapagreement
CASS ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences
CCP ChineseCommunistParty
CDM CleanDevelopmentMechanism
CEPEA ComprehensiveEconomicPartnershipAgreementin
EastAsia
CMI ChiangMaiInitiative
CMIM ChiangMaiInitiativeMultilateralisation
CNEMC ChinaNationalEnvironmentalMonitoringCentre
DPJ DemocraticPartyofJapan
DSM disputesettlementmechanism
EAERR EastAsiaEmergencyRiceReserve
EAFTA EastAsiaFreeTradeArea
EANET AcidDepositionMonitoringNetworkinEastAsia
EAS EastAsiaSummit
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