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2008.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The purpose of this paper is to develop the context for Taiwanese economic statecraft based on the evolving paths of economic integration within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the less obvious market-driven and complex changes in business supply chains. Taken together, the effects of economic statecraft, trade patterns, and investment constitute a "noodle bowl" with many unintended consequences. The effect is to undermine particular policies and initiatives and make the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) much more porous than its policies suggest. The many inconsistencies between policies and effects should be seen as providing an opportunity for Taiwan to continue its dynamic role in Asian markets and to avoid isolation.
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