Integracja państw CLMV w ramach struktur Stowarzyszenia Narodów Azji Południowo-Wschodniej
Integration of the CLMV Countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Summary/Abstract: This year, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrates the50th anniversary of the signing of the Bangkok Declaration. The jubilee is an opportunityto sum up the organisation’s achivements and draft plans for future development. Thisarticle aims at analysing integration within ASEAN from the perspective of the CLMV states(Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam) as the newest members of the community. The researchfocusses on whether or not it is justified to perceive ASEAN as a “two-tier organisation” andif developmental differences between the two groups of members exert a significant influenceon the efficiency of the integration process. The integration in examined in three crucialaspects compatible with ASEAN’s three-pillar division: politics and security, the economyand socio-cultural cooperation.

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