political and economic organizations
type: Concept
narrower: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

regionalism
type: Concept
narrower: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

organizations
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

economic governance
type: Concept
narrower: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
definition: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, known also under the acronym of APEC, is an international forum created in 1989 in order to enhance commercial and economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region by facilitating economic development, trading exchanges, and investments. APEC's members now include 21 countries of the Pacific Rim: the United States, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Malaysia, Brunei, Russia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Republic of Korea, People's Republic of China, Canada, and Chile. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]
broader: regionalism
broader: political and economic organizations
broader: organizations (economics)
broader: economic governance
type: Concept

organizations (economics)
type: Concept
narrower: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation