APEC in 1999
The Effectiveness of APEC in Promoting Regional Economic Cooperation and Supporting the World Multilateral Trading Order Introduction The objective of this paper is to evaluate the likely effectiveness of APEC (Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation) as a means for promoting regional economic cooperation and supporting the world multilateral trading order. This paper is pursued to answer these following questions: Is APEC really a means for promoting regional economic cooperation and supporting the world multilateral trading order? If the answer is yes, then as a means for promoting regional economic cooperation and supporting the world multilateral trading order, what are the factors that probably make APEC effective? If the answer is no then what are the factors that probably prevent APEC from being effective? The examining of APEC’ s structure and initiatives with reference to the current political–econo...