Public Opinion On The Formation Of The Asean Economic Community: An Exploratory Study In Three Asean Countries
In 1997, 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states envisaged an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) with free flows of goods, services and investments, and freer flows of capital features. In contrast to the process of establishing economic integration in the European Union, the...
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| description | In 1997, 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states
envisaged an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) with free flows of goods,
services and investments, and freer flows of capital features. In contrast to the
process of establishing economic integration in the European Union, the process
in ASEAN has never directly engaged the public. This study aims to gauge public
opinion on the AEC through a survey research conducted in 11 major cities in
Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It investigates the extent of public attitudes
and aspirations in four dimensions—support, commitment, perceived benefits and
aspiration—among the public in the three countries. Survey results show that the
attitudes of the public were positive, but there were differences in the extent of
support, commitment and perceived benefits. The study also finds that they seem
to aspire for a different kind of integration from the European format of regional
integration. In addition, comparison statistics showed that the Malaysian and
Indonesian public exhibited more positive attitude and higher aspiration for
economic integration. The finding implies that the ASEAN Secretariat—together
with national governments—needs to formulate effective strategies to maintain
positive attitudes and support for the integration initiatives. It further suggests
that ASEAN should continuously monitor public opinion on the region's economic
integration and develop strategies for fostering and maintaining good support
from the public for further deepening the economic integration process. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-408672018-07-02T08:58:24Z http://eprints.usm.my/40867/ Public Opinion On The Formation Of The Asean Economic Community: An Exploratory Study In Three Asean Countries Benny, Guido Tham, Siew Ramli, Rashila P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) In 1997, 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states envisaged an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) with free flows of goods, services and investments, and freer flows of capital features. In contrast to the process of establishing economic integration in the European Union, the process in ASEAN has never directly engaged the public. This study aims to gauge public opinion on the AEC through a survey research conducted in 11 major cities in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It investigates the extent of public attitudes and aspirations in four dimensions—support, commitment, perceived benefits and aspiration—among the public in the three countries. Survey results show that the attitudes of the public were positive, but there were differences in the extent of support, commitment and perceived benefits. The study also finds that they seem to aspire for a different kind of integration from the European format of regional integration. In addition, comparison statistics showed that the Malaysian and Indonesian public exhibited more positive attitude and higher aspiration for economic integration. The finding implies that the ASEAN Secretariat—together with national governments—needs to formulate effective strategies to maintain positive attitudes and support for the integration initiatives. It further suggests that ASEAN should continuously monitor public opinion on the region's economic integration and develop strategies for fostering and maintaining good support from the public for further deepening the economic integration process. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40867/1/IJAPS-111-2015-Art.-4-85-114_%281%29.pdf Benny, Guido and Tham, Siew and Ramli, Rashila (2015) Public Opinion On The Formation Of The Asean Economic Community: An Exploratory Study In Three Asean Countries. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 11 (1). pp. 85-114. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IJAPS-111-2015-Art.-4-85-114.pdf |
| spellingShingle | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Benny, Guido Tham, Siew Ramli, Rashila Public Opinion On The Formation Of The Asean Economic Community: An Exploratory Study In Three Asean Countries |
| title | Public Opinion On The Formation Of The Asean
Economic Community: An Exploratory Study
In Three Asean Countries |
| title_full | Public Opinion On The Formation Of The Asean
Economic Community: An Exploratory Study
In Three Asean Countries |
| title_fullStr | Public Opinion On The Formation Of The Asean
Economic Community: An Exploratory Study
In Three Asean Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public Opinion On The Formation Of The Asean
Economic Community: An Exploratory Study
In Three Asean Countries |
| title_short | Public Opinion On The Formation Of The Asean
Economic Community: An Exploratory Study
In Three Asean Countries |
| title_sort | public opinion on the formation of the asean economic community an exploratory study in three asean countries |
| topic | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/40867/1/IJAPS-111-2015-Art.-4-85-114_%281%29.pdf |
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