Do stated goals matter? : regional institutions in East Asia and the dynamic of unstated goals

• Main Author: Deepak Nair
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::East Asia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90546; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6519
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Do stated goals matter for the agents of regional institutions in East Asia? This question arises from an empirical puzzle described by the endurance of extant institutions and instances of institutional creation despite a poor record of goal accomplishment in the region. This paper su...