WIDER Working Paper: Black Cat, White Cat- Lessons to be Learned from ASEAN
This study examines ASEAN's unique approach to regional integration and its potential lessons for the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which seeks to revitalize its integration efforts.
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| Report location: | source |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research |
| Authors: | Sandy Lowitt |
| Geographic focus: | Southern Africa |
| Page count: | 29 |
Methods
The research method involved analyzing ASEAN's integration mechanisms, processes, and programs, particularly the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (A-BAC), the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), and various stakeholder engagement strategies. The study also reviewed ASEAN's history, economic progress, and the diversity of its member states to understand the context of its integration efforts.
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Key Insights
The report explores ASEAN's methods of regional integration, focusing on its informal, consensus-based approach, the role of the private sector, and efforts to narrow the development gap among member states. It contrasts ASEAN's strategies with the more formal, rules-based model of the EU, often emulated by SADC, and suggests that SADC could benefit from considering ASEAN's flexible, pragmatic methods and strong private sector engagement to reinvigorate its own integration process.
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Additional Viewpoints
Categories: English publication language | Southern Africa geographic scope | asean | asean-x formula | asean business advisory council | consensus-building | development gap | economic cooperation | economy | governance structures | initiative for asean integration. | institutions | private sector | regional association | regional integration | sadc | sovereignty