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DRAMATIC ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE ASIA PACIFIC HAS GIVEN RISE TO BOTH A SCHOLARLY AND POLICY ORIENTED DEBATE ABOUT THE MOST APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL FORM WITHIN WHICH ANY DIALOGUE OVER THE NATURE OF ECONOMIC POLICY COORDINATION IN THE REGION MIGHT TAKE PLACE. THE MOST VISIBLE EXERCISE IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIALOGUE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN VIA THE EVOLUTION OF THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION FORUM (APEC). APEC'S INCREASING INTERNATIONAL PROFILE DOES NOT, HOWEVER, PASS UNCONTESTED. SOME STATES, AND MOST VOCALLY MALAYSIA, EXHIBIT A PREFERENCE FOR A MORE "ASIAN" AND LESS "PACIFIC" FORM OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIALOGUE VIA THE PUTATIVE EAST ASIAN ECONOMIC CAUCUS (EAEC). THIS PAPER EXAMINES APEC AND THE EAEC AS EXEMPLARS OF TWO COMPETING CONCEPTIONS OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION. THE PAPER DEMONSTRATES THAT ENHANCED ECONOMIC DIALOGUE IN THE ASIA PACIFIC CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD SIMPLY IN RATIONALISTIC, UTILITY MAXIMIZING TERMS. QUESTIONS OF POLITICS, CULTURE AND IDENTITY ARE ALSO SHAPING UP TO BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THE OUTCOME OF THIS CONTEST OVER HOW AN UNDERSTANDING OF "REGION" IN THE ASIA PACIFIC WILL BE CONSTITUTED OVER THE LONG TERM IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

A longer life brings opportunities for older adults and their families as well as for their communities. Commercial businesses can be successful in innovating on these opportunities and achieving business expansion when they better understand the market dynamics and spectrum of older adults as consumers and view them more as assets rather than as burdens to society. While there is no "typical" older adult consumer, some traits, characteristics, and physical realities may be more common, including those related to family and community, the shopping experience, brand marketing and packaging, food and nutrition, and health. The opportunities of longer life are impacted by health and underscore the importance of positive, healthy aging-related behaviors like good nutrition and active lifestyles. Healthy aging also requires a sustained commitment and action from country leaders to formulate evidence-based polices--like systematic nutrition screening and intervention—and healthcare workforce training and education that can strengthen and support an active aging population. In addition, governments should consider engaging commercial businesses to help set sustainable policies that can advance products for older adults. Finally, governments should set national and local goals to incentivize commercial business development and investment in public-private partnerships to improve quality of care, promote healthy aging, and impact outcomes for noncommunicable diseases, ultimately benefitting population health for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries.

Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: The Pacific Economic Cooperation Movement -- 2 INGOs, International Relations, and Diplomacy -- 3 The Institute of Pacific Relations -- 4 The Pacific Trade and Development Conference -- 5 The Pacific Basin Economic Council -- 6 The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council -- 7 The PECC Process in Action -- 8 Conclusion: Asia-Pacific Diplomacy, INGOs, and Regional Economic Cooperation -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.