Social Agenda

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Social Agenda Of East Asian Cohesion Djisman
Simandjuntak
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Political and Social Evolution
Progression from Golden Age To Limited Access
Order To Open Access Order
Recent Experiences in East Asia Chinas Rise
following NEP of Late 1970s Vietnams Boom After
Doi Moi of Mid-1980s
Development Gap f(Open Access)
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Strengthening Cohesion
Reduction of Removal of Access Restrictions
To produce growth Open Access Needs to be
paired With increases in Capital (Produced
physical capital And intangible capital
Produced Physical Capital is tradable Through FDI
The myriad of intangible capital Has to be
accumulated. Speed can accelerate Under Free
Access Order
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Income Convergence requires Faster accumulation
of intangible capital In less-developed members
Accumulation of intangible capital is on the
main Responsibility of national governments
Development Cooperation can contribute In
important way in that it crowds-in National
endeavors
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Development Cooperation
Has been with us all along
Resources committed to it are far below Target in
addition to being declining
Sector-wise concentrated on economic Infrastructur
e, though education is Attached a great
importance across the board. Trade-related
Cooperation rises in recent years
Remains largely unilateral. Regional
Development Cooperation is hardly extant.
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East Asian Cohesion Program
Conceived as a regional program Rather than
traditional cooperation Between donors and
recipients
Priorities Interactions with the Highest
Positive Externalities (Accumulation,
dissemination and use Of knowledge and skills)
Country contribution in accordance with A formula
weighted by population and per capita income
Divided into windows National and Regional Such
as Genetic mapping, echoing Yoon
In-Jins Hypothesis on Korean Multiculturalism
Drawing inversely related to per capita income
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Realism
EA Cohesion Program can only constitute the
Tip Of the Iceberg of the enormous Challenges
of Intangible capital accumulation in developing
East Asia
Failure of ASEAN Leaders to pre-commit to A
better resourcing of ASEAN demonstrate a
skin-deep Commitment to community building even
in a more limited Scope. Addition of China, Japan
and Korea Is not likely to turn miraculous
Yet, even a small EA Cohesion Program is a
step Toward people-centered East Asia. It can
serve as A granule or attractor around which
fractal Of additional resources would gather