Comparing diverse Southeast Asian reactions to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
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Authors
Ong, Mei Ping Michelle
Subjects
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Southeast Asia
protectionism
free trade agreement
regional trade agreement
ASEAN.
Southeast Asia
protectionism
free trade agreement
regional trade agreement
ASEAN.
Advisors
Malley, Michael
Date of Issue
2017-09
Date
Sep-17
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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This thesis attempts to explain why some Southeast Asian countries, namely Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia, joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), while others such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, did not. Two hypotheses emerged: Different levels of support for protectionism in Southeast Asian countries influence their decision to participate, or not participate, in the TPP; and different levels of support for a stronger U.S. role in the Asia-Pacific affect Southeast Asian countries’ decision in taking part in the TPP. The evidence from six country cases show that on balance, the first hypothesis has slightly greater explanatory power than the second hypothesis. While evidence from Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand strongly support both hypotheses, evidence from the Philippines only partially supports them. For Malaysia, the evidence weakly supports the second hypothesis and does not support the first one.
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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