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100			_aCheow, Eric Teo Chu
245			_aStrategic relevance of Asian economic integration
260			_c2005
300			_ap.3960-967.
362			_a3 Sep
520			_aThe de facto creation of an Asian economic community appears to be already in the works though what is critically needed is political will and a real sense of community and commonality in east Asia. Three strategic models for more intensified economic and monetary cooperation between ASEAN+3 and India are presented in this paper. Either an interwining web of free trade agreements consolidating an ASEAN+3 FTA, or a Japanese investment-led model, or a China/India inspired east Asian growth and consolidation model could be used to effectively integrate the region, though unlike Europe, the model would be more functional than institutional. - Reproduced.
650			_aEconomic integration
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a66899
999			_c66899 _d66899