small extent of intra-ASEAN trade, and the wide differences in economic size, development level, and industrial competence … giving rise to widely divergent perceptions of benefits and costs of integration. The switch to outward-looking development … market and production base, a competitive economic region, equitable economic development, and integration into the global …

Trade can and should play an important role in making progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This …

Several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) suggest that improving well-being is achievable through trade. The …. The upshot of this chapter is that trade can enhance economic growth and development. Standards such as labels and food … relationships to identify the effects of standards on trade and development. …

production networks, hindering foreign technological and knowledge transfer, industrialization, and economic development, while …

Some services directly produce outputs that are important for human development, such as basic human services. Many … other services are important inputs into the production and distribution of goods that are necessary for human development … policies are associated with better human development outcomes across a range of sectors. Appropriate services trade …

Some services directly produce outputs that are important for human development, such as basic human services. Many … other services are important inputs into the production and distribution of goods that are necessary for human development … policies are associated with better human development outcomes across a range of sectors. Appropriate services trade …