This paper argues that the formation of regional integration frameworks can be best understood as a dominant state’s attempt to create a preferred regional framework in which it an exercise exclusive influence. In this context, it is important to observe not only which countries are included in a regional framework, but also which countries are excluded from it. The paper focuses on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

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