scholarly journals Build Indonesia through ASEAN Economic Community

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Yunita Permatasari

As the interdependent global economy increased, ASEAN responded with the creation of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). The AEC is expected to become the ASEAN arena of learning regional economic integration before entering the global integration. Indonesia, as the largest country in the region, should be a natural leader. However, the level of investment in Indonesia was lost to Singapore and several other ASEAN countries, thus Indonesia should see the potential of the AEC and maximize it to benefit the strengthening of Indonesia's strength. This research aimed to explain the AEC background, the potentials and challenges of the AEC, the AEC 2015 and 2025 comparisons. Using qualitative methods with inductive logical thinking, and constructivism as the analysis framework, the result shows that AEC 2025 is believed to be the integration of the regional economy with a dynamic and sustainable process. Thus, Indonesia can strengthen its position in AEC 2025, using a constructivism approach to reform Indonesian identity into the structure.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-127
Author(s):  
Moh Firstananto Jerusalem

Abstract In the ASEAN Economic Community blueprint 2015 the term “single market” was used as a goal of economic community. Theoretically, single market is a level of economic integration after customs union. Under that blueprint, customs union could have a chance to be established as a necessary prerequisite for single market. However, the new blueprint 2025 does not adopt single market concept anymore. Different terms have been introduced namely “integrated and cohesive economy” and “unified market”. This article aims at assessing economic integration concept adopted in the ASEAN Economic Community blueprint by utilizing content analysis. It will review the change of concept by employing economic integration theory in order to indicate the direction of economic community goal. The finding is that the change of terms reflects the change of concept. As a result, ASEAN Economic Community will have a different direction in pursuing economic integration. Therefore, under the new blueprint ASEAN will not proceed to customs union and single market. However, it will remain at free trade area level of economic integration. In addition, ASEAN will not be a close trade block but tend to be an open regionalism in relation to non-ASEAN countries or regions. Keywords: ASEAN Economic Community, Customs Union, Single Market, Economic Integration, Open Regionalism.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-90
Author(s):  
Christianus Yudi Prasetyo

Countries that are members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are facing an era where ASEAN turn into market and single production base, a highly competitive regional economic, equitable economic development, and a region fully integrated into global economy. That era is known as the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which take effect on January 2016. This literature survey was conducted to determine the position of Indonesia compared to other ASEAN countries based on existing statistical data so as to determine the readiness of Indonesia to face the AEC. Comparison is made on 6 ASEAN countries with the highest economic growth, namely: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and Brunei. It is important to know because many people are still not aware this intense competition in the era of AEC. Based on World Economic Forum, Indonesia is in 4th position after Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand in terms of competitiveness.


Author(s):  
To Thi Kim Hong ◽  
Nguyen Anh Tuan ◽  
Tran Thi Kim Dao ◽  
Nguyen Minh Duc

After participating in ASEAN, and through various dialogue mechanisms, Vietnam now has become a more important and comprehensive economic member of the ASEAN Economic Community. This study focuses on analyzing the process of participating in the ASEAN Community and the roles and contributions of Vietnam in this organization to affirms Vietnam's position in the process of forming the AEC and demonstrates Vietnam's priorities for the integration process. The paper uses the primary and secondary data by using tools of desk research of different data in relativeness and by the quantitative method by using the Cobb-Doughlas function with a logarithmic form. The paper confirms the integration of Vietnam's economy into the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is an inevitable development after the achieved results of ASEAN's cooperation and economic connection. The AEC is an open regional economic integration model. The implementation of the AEC will bring in multi-dimensional impacts on member countries, and the extent of these impacts will depend on the level of regional and international economic integration, competitiveness, and effectiveness of policy reform in each country.


Author(s):  
To Thi Kim Hong ◽  
Nguyen Anh Tuan ◽  
Tran Thi Kim Dao ◽  
Nguyen Minh Duc

After participating in ASEAN, and through various dialogue mechanisms, Vietnam now has become a more important and comprehensive economic member of the ASEAN Economic Community. This study focuses on analyzing the process of participating in the ASEAN Community and the roles and contributions of Vietnam in this organization to affirms Vietnam's position in the process of forming the AEC and demonstrates Vietnam's priorities for the integration process. The paper uses the primary and secondary data by using tools of desk research of different data in relativeness and by the quantitative method by using the Cobb-Doughlas function with a logarithmic form. The paper confirms the integration of Vietnam's economy into the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is an inevitable development after the achieved results of ASEAN's cooperation and economic connection. The AEC is an open regional economic integration model. The implementation of the AEC will bring in multi-dimensional impacts on member countries, and the extent of these impacts will depend on the level of regional and international economic integration, competitiveness, and effectiveness of policy reform in each country.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Ayu Permatasari ◽  
Chatrina Febriani Pratiwi ◽  
Medika Era Wijaya

The AEC is the founder of the ASEAN Community and the formation of regional economic integration, which was implemented in 2015. The implementation of ASEAN is made up of the flow of services/goods on a single product and market basis, skilled labour, investment, and free capital flows between countries in the ASEAN region. As an opportunity at the time of employment and as a substitute for unemployment, the Indonesian state must be utilized free of skilled labour. The issues that have arisen are how the employment arrangements in Indonesia are? How to optimize Indonesia’s employment arrangements in the AEC era? The method of approaching this research is the normative juridical method. The research shows that there are arrangements in the field of manpower that help realize quality human resources and skilled labour. It also states that Law No. 13 of 2003 on Manpower and other policies that provide job training and certification of work competencies that optimize employment to be more qualified, skilled, and competitive and recognized by other ASEAN countries in facing the AEC.


FIAT JUSTISIA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
May Yanti Budiarti

AbstractIn early 2016 the ASEAN countries have officially implement the commitments which named the Asean Economic Community (AEC). The spirit of the stretcher is the spirit of ASEAN economic integration. In the MEA of skilled labor in the region is given the freedom to work anywhere in the ASEAN region. However, each country still has licensing restrictions. Law No. 13 of 2003 be the main pillars that govern the licensing of foreign workers, especially in Chapter VIII started to subsection 42 through subsection 49. That should be of concern is subsection 45 paragraph (1a) requires manpower Indonesian citizen who becomes the companion of foreign. The presence of foreign workers in the MEA era is no longer in the context of knowledge transfer and technology transfer, but TKA comes with the spirit of ASEAN economic integration. Or in other words the freedom to work wherever the foreign workers want to work. Employers of foreign workers required to implement the education and training for workers who become facilitators TKA. But employers are reluctant. Because, there are loopholes in our licensing that would allow foreign workers to work continuously in Indonesia. By regulation, of course, the implementation of the MEA are now in violation of the contents of Law 13/2003 on Manpower. Another major problem associated MEA is the readiness of Indonesian Labor competence and the availability of jobs for Indonesian workers. Keywords: Foreign Workers, AEC, Economic Integration AbstrakDi awal Tahun 2016 Negara-negara ASEAN sudah resmi melaksanakan komitmen bersama yang bernama Masyarakat Ekonomi Asean (MEA). Semangat yang di usung adalah semangat integrasi ekonomi ASEAN. Di dalam MEA tenaga kerja terampil yang ada di kawasan ini di berikan kebebasan untuk berkerja di mana saja di kawasan ASEAN. Namun masing-masing negara tetap memiliki batasan perizinan. UU Nomor 13 Tahun 2003 menjadi pilar utama yang mengatur perizinan TKA terutama di Bab VIII mulai Pasal 42 sampai dengan Pasal 49. Yang harus menjadi perhatian adalah Pasal 45 ayat (1a) yang mewajibkan adanya tenaga kerja warga negara Indonesia yang menjadi pendamping. Kehadiran TKA di era MEA ini tidak lagi dalam konteks alih pengetahuan (transfer of knowledge) dan alih tehnologi (transfer of technology), tetapi TKA hadir dengan dengan semangat integrasi ekonomi ASEAN. Atau dengan kata lain kebebasan bekerja dimanapun TKA tersebut ingin bekerja. Pengusaha pengguna TKA wajib melaksanakan pendidikan dan pelatihan bagi TKI yang menjadi tenaga pendamping TKA. Namun pengusaha seringkali enggan. Pasalnya, ada celah dalam perizinan kita yang menungkinkan TKA bisa bekerja terus di Indonesia. Secara regulasi, tentunya pelaksanaan MEA saat ini sudah melanggar isi UU 13/2003 tentang Ketenagakerjaan. Masalah utama lain terkait MEA adalah kesiapan kompetensi Tenaga Kerja Indonesia dan ketersediaan lapangan kerja buat pekerja Indonesia. Kata Kunci: TKA, MEA, integrasi ekonomi


2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Haiyyu Darman Moenir

Establishment of ASEAN in the period 1967 to 2010, ASEAN as a regional organization undergone many changes, both in terms of the dynamics of the issues faced up to the stage of organizational structure. Globalization of trade liberalization resulting in movement of goods and services become limited. This encourages the re-realization of the ASEAN countries in order to restructure and integrate their economies in order to maintain their competitiveness, which in turn make ASEAN a more in-depth integration by establishing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015. Economic integration is expected to be used as a means to revitalize the economy of ASEAN. With the implementation of economic integration, it is hoped will be a driver of growth is faster than all the countries in ASEAN. Therefore, the connectivity becomes very important for ASEAN countries as one of the conditions necessary for ASEAN integration process that evolved into the ASEAN Community, and also ensure the centrality of ASEAN as a regional architecture that evolves dynamically. Connectivity plan for the year 2015 according to the plan will involve the physical connectivity, institutional connectivity, and connectivity of the individual.


KEBERLANJUTAN ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 897
Author(s):  
ROMENAH ROMENAH

AbstractThe National Education System has grown so rapidly over time. A variety of efforts have been made to build every prosperous, dignified Indonesian human being, so that the quality of Indonesian thinking is progressing. The ASEAN Economic Community which has been launched since 2015 has resulted in free competition, both in trade, employment, and there is free competition for educators in ASEAN countries. Besides that, Indonesian education is faced with challenges and developments in the times, where the culture between ASEAN countries has no limits, this is the challenge faced when implementing the Asean Economic Comunity (ASEAN Economic Community) MEA. Indonesia as a country in the ASEAN region must prepare domestic educators to have professionalism and character so that they can compete with the AEC. Educators must be aware of the essence of the existence of their profession, continue to struggle to make changes in order to realize professionalism with noble character. Efforts made in preparing professional educators to face the challenges of the AEC must touch the most fundamental aspects of changing their competencies, namely the mindset. A student must be more advanced and innovative in developing his learning so that he can change the mindset of students to do agent of change. Through this mindset educators will become professional and characterized so that they can compete and compete in the MEA era. Keywords: MEA, Changes in Mindset, Professional Educators


Asian Survey ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 908-928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teofilo C. Daquila ◽  
Le Huu Huy

Abstract Given the slow pace of global and regional trade liberalization initiatives, Singapore has forged free trade agreements for economic and strategic reasons. Other ASEAN countries and ASEAN itself have also become interested in establishing FTAs with countries outside the grouping. In the future, ASEAN could form an ASEAN or an East Asian Economic Community.


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