4. The case of ASEAN: the premisesT

4. The case of ASEAN: the premises
The development of ASEAN has been markedly different from that of the EU. The current members of ASEAN are Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma Myanmar and Cambodia. The Association was formed by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore with the Bangkok Declaration of 8 August 1967 to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region, as well as seeking to bring about peace and stability in the Cold War era (ASEAN 1967). These objectives do not in themselves differ markedly from those of the EU. However, ASEAN was, at its creation, and remains, firmly intergovernmental in format, with a policy of non-interference in the affairs of partner nations. This is a characteristic feature of ASEAN, which is unlikely to change in the near future, with negative implications for the feasibility of the implementation of a single market in ASEAN. There are no supranational institutions, although the ASEAN Charter (2007b) conferred a legal personality on ASEAN for the first time. There have been considerable efforts within ASEAN to institutionalise regulatory procedures so as to establish some correspondence between the complexity of individual trade relations and the multilateral efforts at trade liberalisation within the context of the WTO. It remains opposed to creating a system of rules that undermines members’ national sovereignty. The principle of consensus is based on respect for sovereignty and the value of each constituent state. The intense political bargaining and compensatory mechanisms that are so integral to the EU’s development are not part of the ASEAN plan, despite the ASEAN Charter (ASEAN 2007a, 2007b), as there is no equivalent of an EU Own Resources budget, which allocates compensatory funds throughout the member states.

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4. kasus ASEAN: tempatThe development of ASEAN has been markedly different from that of the EU. The current members of ASEAN are Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma Myanmar and Cambodia. The Association was formed by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore with the Bangkok Declaration of 8 August 1967 to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region, as well as seeking to bring about peace and stability in the Cold War era (ASEAN 1967). These objectives do not in themselves differ markedly from those of the EU. However, ASEAN was, at its creation, and remains, firmly intergovernmental in format, with a policy of non-interference in the affairs of partner nations. This is a characteristic feature of ASEAN, which is unlikely to change in the near future, with negative implications for the feasibility of the implementation of a single market in ASEAN. There are no supranational institutions, although the ASEAN Charter (2007b) conferred a legal personality on ASEAN for the first time. There have been considerable efforts within ASEAN to institutionalise regulatory procedures so as to establish some correspondence between the complexity of individual trade relations and the multilateral efforts at trade liberalisation within the context of the WTO. It remains opposed to creating a system of rules that undermines members’ national sovereignty. The principle of consensus is based on respect for sovereignty and the value of each constituent state. The intense political bargaining and compensatory mechanisms that are so integral to the EU’s development are not part of the ASEAN plan, despite the ASEAN Charter (ASEAN 2007a, 2007b), as there is no equivalent of an EU Own Resources budget, which allocates compensatory funds throughout the member states.