Institutionalist perspectives on international policy coordination in Asia: the case of NCD prevention policy

Adrian Kay*

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Abstract

This paper argues that there is greater international policy coordination capacity in Asia than commonly acknowledged in claims about strong mutual assertions and recognition of national sovereignty. The paper dissects the notion of ‘weak institutions’ at the international level by developing conceptually an argument about relationships between formal and informal institutions. The argument is then illustrated by cases drawn from public health policy coordination in Asia. A brief concluding section highlights the relationship between formal and informal institutions as critical to investigations of the strength of different modes of international policy coordination in Asia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-97
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Asian Public Policy
Volume11
Issue number1
Early online date18 Jun 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Health policy
  • informalism
  • institutionalism
  • international policy coordination
  • sovereignty

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