Description
Summary: | The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was founded in 1989. Since then the forum has developed into a major player in tri-partite relations between North America, East Asia and Europe. The Seattle and Bogor Summits were landmark events suggesting to many observers a gravitational shift in the world economy and world politics. Yet the Asian financial crisis had a sobering effect on high-flying expectations as APEC contributed little to crisis management. In the light of such contradictory performance, distinguished scholars here examine APEC's achievements and failures, its role and funct.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781136130502 1136130500 9780203037508 0203037502 1299458270 9781299458277 1136130586 9781136130588 |
Language: | English. |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |