Even within ASEAN, commitment to economic integration is weak.
By most measures, China has prospered enormously from its shift to economic liberalization.
The last decade has seen remarkable growth in the Indian economy due to economic liberalization started in early nineties.
IN Chile, Mr. Lagos seems committed not only to continuing economic liberalization but also to making a course change even more difficult.
Moving from a Maoist regime to some economic liberalization has, indeed, been beneficial.
Even Nepal, a communist-dominated country that holds elections, has been unable to translate economic liberalization into a credible democratic transition.
Chile deepened its longstanding commitment to trade liberalization with the signing of a free trade agreement with the US, which took effect on 1 January 2004.
While that does not guarantee reform elsewhere, his father was right to worry that economic liberalization tends to loosen state controls and empower individuals.
The old leaders, the U.S. and Europe, show few signs of commitment to multilateral trade liberalization.
The AoA included a commitment to further progressive liberalization of the sector.
