| ID | 144283 |
| Title Proper | Why (most) Indonesian businesses fear the ASEAN Economic Community |
| Other Title Information | struggling with Southeast Asia’s regional corporatism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rüland, Jürgen |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | By the end of 2015 the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had ushered in a common market, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). However, the groups most affected by it – small businesses – were bypassed in the decision-making process. They are the victims of a selectively inclusive state corporatism which member countries have transferred from their domestic political system to the regional level. In this article I argue that the decision to create the AEC was promoted by ASEAN governments together with foreign economic and local corporate interests. This coalition was able to frame the AEC in a way that small businesses perceived it as a win-win scheme. Empirically the article focuses on Indonesia. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 37, No.6; Jun 2016: p.1130-1145 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 37 No 6 |
| Key Words | ASEAN ; Regionalism ; Indonesia ; Small and Medium Enterprises ; Business Associations ; Micro ; MSMEs |