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The last thirty years of the 20th century have witnessed remarkable economic success in countries of East Asia which, while the growth and prosperity is not uniformly distributed, is unequalled in modern history in both the speed and extent of its impact. The result is that on the doorstep of a new century, the Asia-Pacific region as a whole constitutes a vital engine force for the global economy, and, at the same time, is itself deeply affected by the impacts of globalisation — in particular the factors of trade, information and technology — that are transforming the global economy everywhere. Trade, in particular, has been growing faster than output and is projected to continue to grow at a rapid rate. Driven in part by technological change, economic integration has been deepening in ways that signal fundamental change in the global community.1 In Asia, the emergence of trans-border growth triangles that interlock regional economies is one manifestation of this trend.
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O’Brien, T. (1999). Asia-Pacific Security: A New Zealand Viewpoint. In: Patman, R.G. (eds) Security in a Post-Cold War World. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230377059_14
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