This study examines the global linkages of selected ASEAN countries composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines …, Singapore and Thailand (hereafter ASEAN-5). While economic growth of each country undoubtedly hinges on domestic developments …, the European Union, and within the ASEAN region. While the systematic determinants of the ASEAN-5 countries’ linkages to …

ASEAN has significant achievements to its credit. It is a durable and effective functioning entity, more so than any …, ASEAN has played a role in delivering relative peace and stability in the region, which has in turn facilitated rapid … economic development. Yet ASEAN has not progressed very far in terms of becoming a formal economic entity. But its own brand of …

, has become an important priority in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Building on the ASEAN Free Trade Area …, ASEAN has been implementing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) since 2007, scheduled for completion in 2015. This study … estimates the implications of the regional initiatives on ASEAN Member States using a cutting-edge computable general …

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is the largest integration effort attempted in the developing world; if realized, it … leads to free trade agreements with key external partners. Every ASEAN member will share in these benefits. There will be … poses political challenges: the study finds that the project will imply significant structural adjustment in several ASEAN …

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is strategically significant because of its size, dynamism, and role … in the Asian economic and security architectures. This paper examines how ASEAN seeks to strengthen these assets through … maximize regional incomes and benefit all member economies: first, selective engagement by ASEAN members in productive external …