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GO 357 The Political Economy of Regionalism

GO 357 The Political Economy of Regionalism. Walter Hatch Colby College An Asian Difference?. WHY SO LITTLE “HARD” REGIONALISM?. Possible Explanations. Divergent levels of development Divergent Polities Divergent Cultures Nationalism Legacy of colonialism

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GO 357 The Political Economy of Regionalism

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  1. GO 357The Political Economy of Regionalism Walter Hatch Colby College An Asian Difference?

  2. WHY SO LITTLE“HARD” REGIONALISM?

  3. Possible Explanations • Divergent levels of development • Divergent Polities • Divergent Cultures • Nationalism • Legacy of colonialism • Security externalities of integration • History hangover • Japanese imperialism • US role • Hub-and-spokes relationship • Networks

  4. Diverse Development

  5. Asia’s Per Capita Income (2005) Note: US $ Source: World Bank, “World Development Indicators, 2007”

  6. Divergent Polities • Liberal States • Japan, ROK, Taiwan • Authoritarian States • China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brunei, Burma, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos • Transitional States • Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia

  7. Divergent Cultures • Buddhist/Confucian • Japan, ROK, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore • Buddhist • Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Burma • Islamic • Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei • Christian • Philippines

  8. Nationalism • Relatively “young” states • Brunei in 1984 • Vietnam unified in 1975 • Singapore created in 1965 • Former colonies • Indonesia (Dutch) • Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia (France) • Philippines (US) • Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, Brunei (UK) • Korea, Taiwan (Japan) • China (Portugal, Holland, UK, France, Germany, Japan)

  9. Security Externalities (1)

  10. Security Externalities (2)

  11. Security Externalities (3)

  12. Security Externalities (4)

  13. Security Externalities (5)

  14. History Hangover (China-Japan)

  15. History Hangover (Korea-Japan)

  16. How to say, “I’m sorry…”

  17. U.S. Bilateralism • No Marshall Plan for Asia • Instead, US bilateralism • U.S.-Japan Security Alliance (1953) • And bilateral ties with ROK, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia • One exception: SEATO

  18. No Need • Informal networks関係 • Japanese MNCs • The Chinese diaspora • Not formal treaties

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