Re-Equilibrium of International Order Visions and Institutional Change in Asia-Pa-cific Economic Integration
The process of economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region has undergone a transition from institutional scarcity to institutional complexity.In the context of the failure to reach an agreement on trade rules negotiations,the Asia-Pacific region has gradually pro-duced competitive trade arrangements bearing different visions of international order.This phenomenon reflects states'different visions of institutional rules.In the field of international political economy,the uneven development of the international society has shaped two visions of international order:the development-based vision that emphasizes the inclusive-ness and flexibility of institutions,and the rule-based vision that emphasizes the progres-siveness and restrictiveness of institutions.According to the institutional equilibrium theory,the international institution is a shared belief,and the institutional change of Asia-Pacific economic integration is a process from disequilibrium to re-equilibrium of visions.The coor-dination of different visions drives the creation or upgrading of institutions;the failure to co-ordinate different visions will lead to the rigidity of existing institutions and the emergence of new institutional beliefs.The institutional feedback and the struggle among great powers have affected the coordination of visions.Institutional feedback influences the initial stages of institutional change by altering the expectations of visions,while the struggle among great powers shapes the final stages of institutional change by influencing the coordination of dif-ferent visions.The generation and change of institutions or institutional frameworks such as APEC,TPP/CPTPP,and RCEP have tested the above hypotheses.
Asia-Pacific economic integrationinstitutional changeinstitutional equilib-rium theoryvisions of orderinstitutional feedback
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