TY - BOOK ID - 94748106 TI - APEC as an Institution : Multilateral Governance in the Asia-Pacific AU - Feinberg, Richard E. AU - Institute of Southeast Asian Studies AU - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization) International Assessment Network. PY - 2003 SN - 9812302093 9812305017 PB - Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, DB - UniCat KW - Economic conditions. Economic development KW - Foreign trade policy KW - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation KW - Asian cooperation. KW - Pacific Area cooperation. KW - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization) KW - Asia KW - Pacific Area KW - Economic integration. KW - Pacific cooperation KW - International cooperation KW - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Council KW - APEC KW - A-Tʻae Kyŏngje Hyŏmnyŏkchʻe KW - Ya-Tʻai ching ho tsu chih KW - Aziatsko-tikhookeanskoe ėkonomicheskoe sotrudnichestvo (Organization) KW - ATĖS KW - Mecanismo de Cooperación Económica Asia Pacífico KW - 亞太經濟合作組織 KW - Cooperación Económica en Asia Pacífico (Organization) KW - Diẽ̂n đàn hợp tác kinh té̂ châu Á--Thái Bình Dương UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:94748106 AB - APEC is an experimental multilateralism, relying not on a large bureaucracy but rather upon national government agencies, semi-autonomous inter-governmental committees and "virtual" associations. Organized around the principles of consensus, voluntarism and unilateralism, APEC has eschewed binding agreements enforced through monitoring and robust compliance mechanisms. This volume assesses the strengths and weaknesses of APEC's "soft" institutionalism, and its capstone policy report, "Remaking APEC", identifies reforms that would close the credibility gap between APEC's promises and accomplishments. Chapters by leading scholars at APEC Study Centres investigate APEC's core agenda -- trade and investment liberalization and capacity-building -- delve into the inner workings of APEC's bureaucracy, and explore APEC's interactions with civil society, including the private sector and NGOs. This volume contains both the policy report and in-depth specialized studies. It is the product of the APEC International Assessment Network (APIAN), a collaborative, independent project among participating APEC Study Centres. APIAN's first major study, Assessing APEC's Progress: Trade, Ecotech and Institutions was also published by ISEAS (2001). ER -