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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

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This book traces economic and political issues through SAARC's thirty-year journey.

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation --- SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) --- S.A.A.R.C. --- South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation --- Sārka --- South Asian Regional Cooperation --- History.

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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. --- South Asia --- South Asia. --- Economic integration.

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Leading South Asia expert Bhumitra Chakma explains the politics of regionalism in South Asia and traces the origins and evolution of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) from its inception to the present day. He takes an International Relations perspective and engages three major IR theoretical approaches - neorealism, institutionalism and constructivism - to explain the complex dynamics of South Asian regionalism. Using comparative perspectives based on the experiences of similar regional organizations, the author provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges of cooperation in the region and explores how progress might be made in the future.

Regionalism --- Human geography --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism --- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. --- SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) --- S.A.A.R.C. --- South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation --- Sārka --- South Asian Regional Cooperation --- Regionalism. --- South Asia. --- Orient --- Asia, South --- Asia, Southern --- Indian Sub-continent --- Indian Subcontinent --- Southern Asia --- South Asian cooperation. --- Asian cooperation

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The general view about regionalism seems to be that it is better to have regionalized and faltered than never to have regionalized at all! Inspired by this observation, this study aims to provide a comparative sketch of regionalism in South and Southeast Asia in the light of recent regional developments. Since regionalism is both a pervasive and amorphous phenomenon a straightforward account of its similarities and differences cannot be easily set down. But the broad patterns of behaviour of the regional actors who gather under a regional roof can be captured and compared. To compare is not only to understand but to improve and avoid the avoidable. This book analyses the highs and lows of regional experience mainly in South Asia (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC) and Southeast Asia (Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN) interspersed with references to the European Union (EU) where relevant. The book argues that regionalism is here to stay and both imitation and innovation are the preferred strategies for sustaining the process. It points out that economic integration requires certain prior conditions to be fulfilled and does not happen merely because governments wish it to happen.

Regionalism --- Human geography --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism --- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. --- ASEAN. --- Association of Southeast Asian nations --- SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) --- S.A.A.R.C. --- South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation --- Sārka --- South Asian Regional Cooperation --- South Asia --- Southeast Asia --- Asia, Southeast --- Asia, Southeastern --- South East Asia --- Southeastern Asia --- Asia, South --- Asia, Southern --- Indian Sub-continent --- Indian Subcontinent --- Southern Asia --- Orient --- Economic integration. --- Politics and government --- Politics and government.