Das vorliegende Sammelwerk untersucht in zahlreichen Beiträgen die wirtschaftliche und politische Situation Südosteuropas. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei Fragen und Überlegungen zum EU-Beitritt. Es wird erörtert, welche Vor- und Nachteile die EU-Erweiterung sowohl für die neuen wie auch für...

During the past decade, ASEAN has shifted its focus from political and military security to economic co-operation and development. Although this change may ease the integration of the four mainland Southeast Asian nations -- Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia – into ASEAN, there remain...

This timely volume reviews the rapidly changing international economic environment and raises a range of issues and concerns pertaining to recent developments and the future of AFTA, ASEAN Free Trade Area. Part one is devoted to thematic analyses and perspectives dealing with trade; enlarging the...

Asia-Pacific economic development is at a decisive point. The particular system of open trading is breaking down, and no longer has clearcut American support. East Asia can now provide a majority of the market's growth required for its own export expansion, but cannot carry the whole load alone....