Chapter 1: Overview of ASEAN; Aida Idris, Nurliana Kamaruddin -- Chapter 2: ASEAN at 50: The Rise Of China And The Emerging Regional Integration Architecture; Kee Cheok Cheong, Ran Li, Qianyi Wang -- Chapter 3: The ASEAN-ROK Economic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities; Nurliana Kamaruddin,...

1. Southeast Asia and the AEC, an Introduction -- 2. The Philippines -- 3. The Vietnamese Economy at the Crossroads -- 4. Thailand -- 5. Malaysia: Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Integration -- 6. Singapore: Working Towards Prosperity -- 7. Indonesia: Choosing between the...

This book highlights the critical relationship between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) associated with its trade interdependency. As the largest trade partner in the region, China has not only presented itself with opportunities for ASEAN to tap its market, but also...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Growth Constraints, Aid Targets and Basic Needs -- Chapter 3: Export Pessimism and the Neoclassical Revival -- Chapter 4: Debt and Adjustment: Muddling Through -- Chapter 5: The Collapse of Planning and the Troubled Transition -- Chapter 6: The Birth of the...

Part 1: Introducing Regional Integration.-The Economic Value of Regional Integration in Africa -- Current Account Im(balances) and Adjustments to Targets for Regional Integration in West Africa: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards -- Obstacles to Strengthening Economic Integration in the West...

Introduction: Trade Relations, Business Opportunities and Policy Instruments for Fostering Africa's Trade -- Africa and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: State of Play, Implementation Challenges and Policy Recommendations in the Digital Era -- Trade Facilitation and SPS from an African...

ECONOMIC SYSTEM REFORM IN CHINA,- REFORM, DEVELOPMENT AND STABILIZATION POLICIES: THE CASE OF CHINA -- SMITH THEOREM, OLSON CONDITIONALITY, AND REFORM: AN INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS INTERPRETATION OF CHINA'S GROWTH PERFORMANCE DURING 1978-2008 -- CHINA’S OPENING-UP: IDEA, PROCESS AND LOGIC --...

This book examines the need for greater legal coherence within international trade negotiations between the European Union (EU) and external trade relations. An introspective analysis of EU trade law and policy is presented that highlights the complex issue of EU unity. A particular focus is...

Introduction -- Opening of the Vietnamese economy: Achievements and challenges -- Public administration reform: Efforts and reality -- From state to market: Evolving ownership and corporate governance in Vietnam -- Labour and special economic zones -- Vietnamese political economy in an East...