HAMBATAN POLITIK ASEAN FREE TRADE AREA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN INTEGRASI EKONOMI KAWASAN REGIONAL ASEAN

• Main Authors: , ISHMADI TRI PASCAADMADJA, , Dr. Nanang Pamuji Mugasejati
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2011
• Subjects: ETD
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/89252/; http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=51294
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a combination of ten countries in southeast Asia with a total population of more than 500 million people. ASEAN member countries are geographically close to each other and interact with each other. Nevertheless , ASEAN economic integration has made efforts since 1976 and has produced some form of economy today. This thesis will examine in depth about the implementation of ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) through the stages and principles of integration and political obstacles to regional integration in Southeast Asian region (ASEAN). Chapter I of this thesis contains a preface, where in this chapter consists of background problems, the formulation of the problem, a framework of thinking, the main argument, research methods, systematic plan of writing. Chapter II contains a description of the background of the emergence of the idea of Economic Integration in the ASEAN region w ithin the framework of AFTA. Chapter III D iscusses the stages and principles of ASEAN integration through the establishment of AFTA. Chapter IV Discussing the political constraints faced by the AFTA to improve the integration of the ASEAN region. While Chapter V is the conclusion. The results showed that to achieve the regional integration of ASEAN preferential market integration is necessary stages, free trade areas, market the uniform, common market, economic union and integration total economic and principles - the principle of regional integration is a functional relationship or concept expansion, increased transactions , relationship negotiation and unity of policy, bureaucratic socialization, formation of regional groups , the comparison of identity or ideology, the involvement of external actors in the process. Furthermore, the increasing integration of the ASEAN region, there are political obstacles include security issues that border conflicts and the conflicts of ideology, namely the orientation of government policy interests, ability to negotiate and change of leadership, and institutional problems of the ASEAN secretariat and the weakness of the mechanism the CEPT.