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Trans-Pacific ParTnershiP versus regional comPrehensive economic ParTnershiP: conTrol of membershiP and agenda seTTing Shintaro Hamanaka no. 146 adb Working paper SerieS on december 2014 regional economic integration asian develoPmenT banK ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration Trans-Pacific Partnership versus Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Control of Membership and Agenda Setting Shintaro Hamanaka Office of Regional Economic Integration, Asian Development Bank No. 146 | December 2014 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines + 63 2 632 5844 (tel); + 63 2 636 2183 (fax) shamanaka@ ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration focuses on topics relating to regional cooperation and integration in the areas of infrastructure and software, trade and investment, money and finance, and regional public goods. The Series is a quick-disseminating, informal publication that seeks to provide information, generate discussion, and elicit comments. Working papers published under this Series may subsequently be published elsewhere. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a part