The Future of Pacific Basin Cooperation

Abstract

What is it all about "the Pacific Basin Cooperation Concept"? Indeed, it is neither easy nor appropriate to make a definite answer to this question. The Concept itself is still in the process of evolution, and substance and modality of Pacific cooperation still the subject of wide discussions and research, basically among academic or business people in the Pacific region. In other words, we are now in the period of trial and error. This exploratory stage will possibly continue in the foreseeable future. In this article. I shall review the main thrust of Pacific cooperation up until now. By this we will know better where we stand at this moment and where we are going. Then, I shall briefly touch upon the immediate tasks in a future perspective.