Asian Regionalism

Subtitle
What is Regionalism?
•Regionalism is the political movement with the aim
to preserve or to gain cultural or economic self
reliance (or both). Asian regionalism is the product
of economic interaction, not political planning. As a
result of successful, outward- oriented growth
strategies, Asian economies have grown not only
richer, but also closer together.
• Regionalism is described as actions by governments to
liberalize or facilitate trade on a regional basis, sometimes
through free-trade areas or custom unions.
• It also refers to formal economic cooperation and
economic arrangements of a group of countries aimed at
facilitating or enhancing regional integration.
The original five countries:
•Indonesia
•Malaysia
•Philippines
•Singapore
•Thailand
Goals
• Their aims and purposes were about
cooperation in the economic, social,
cultural, technical, educational and
other fields, and in the promotion of
regional peace and stability through
abiding respect for justice and the
rule and adherence to the principles
of the United Nations Charter. It
stipulated that the Association would
be open for participation by all States
in the Southeast Asian Region
subscribing to its aims, principles and
purposes.
Importance of Asian Regionalism
• Exercise Global Leadership in decision making to
sustain global making trade.
• Connect the region’s capital market to enhance
financial stability.
• Create regional mechanism to manage cross
border health, safety and environmental issue.
Challenges to Asian Regionalism
• The drawbacks of
regionalism include the
possibility for each
individual city or country to
lose their respective
independence and/or
identity.
GLOBAL DIVIDES
What is GLOBAL DIVIDES?

The global digital divide describes global disparities,

primarily between developed and developing countries,
in regards to access to computing and information
resources such as the Internet and the opportunities
derived from such access. As with a smaller unit of
analysis, this gap describes an inequality that exists,
referencing a global scale.
Why there is a GLOBAL DIVIDES?

There are many causes for these inequalities including the

availability of natural resources; different levels of health
and education; the nature of a country’s economy and its
industrial sectors; international trading policies and access
to markets; how countries are governed and international
relationships between countries; conflict within and between
countries; and a country’s vulnerability to natural hazards
and climate change.
The North and South Global Divides
What does it mean?
This “double divide” is caused by political power,
economic dependency, and importation/exportation of
resources. The transition of industrial production to
cheaper labor sources, international media, and
expanding international trade and communication, yet in
other ways made the gaps between nations larger by
creating greater dependency of poor nations to wealthy
nations.
The Global North is composed of First World Countries with
developed economies, wealthy, technologically advanced, politically
stable and aging as their societies tend towards zero population
growth, such as United States, Canada, all country in Western
Europe, Australia, New Zealand as well as the developed county in
Asia liked Japan and South Korea. While the GLOBAL South
represents the economically backward countries, the third well and
also comprised the country with developing economies. The countries
making up the south are mainly drawn from Africa, South American
and Asian Countries.
 Third World
FIRST WORLD SECOND WORLD The developing
Developed , Capitalist Former Communist countries in Asia,
and Industrial Socialist, industrial Africa and Latin
Countries. State America
MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GLOBAL
NORTH AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH
NORTH SOUTH
LESS POPULATION LOW WEALTH
HIGH WEALTH LARGE POPULATION
PROGRESSIVE ECONOMIES LOW STANDARD OF LIVING
HIGH STANDARD OF LIVING LOW INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT
HIGH INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL BASE
TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCEMENT
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE NORTH
DIVIDES
North Advantages:
■ The North had most of the industrial capacity in the Civil
War. The North had eight-ninths of the industrial capacity
while the South had one-ninth of the capacity.
■ Industrialization in the North attracted immigrants from
Europe who were searching for jobs.
■ They have the power and the advancement of
technology.
■ Wealthy countries and they have progressive economies
Thank You!