Southeast Asia and the ASEAN Economic Community

✍ Scribed by Roderick Macdonald

Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 508
Edition: 1st ed. 2019
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book is an introduction to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the economic community founded by Southeast Asian nations. It provides both economic profiles of the member nations and an explanation of the Community itself. This book also discusses the impact of China on the AEC. The book is a starting point for research into the region or into any member country, whether for academic or for business purposes. With over 170 tables and figures as well as an abundance of historical facts, the book offers data-based insights.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxv
Southeast Asia and the AEC, an Introduction (Roderick Macdonald)....Pages 1-37
Front Matter ....Pages 39-39
The Philippines (George Manzano, Ma. Anne Teresa Rivera, Bernardo Villegas)....Pages 41-89
The Vietnamese Economy at the Crossroads (Thu Trang Vuong, Vilém Semerák, Quan Hoang Vuong)....Pages 91-143
Thailand at the Frontier of Upper Middle Income (Piti Srisangnam)....Pages 145-186
Malaysia: Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Integration (Evelyn S. Devadason)....Pages 187-220
Singapore: Working Towards Prosperity (Roderick Macdonald, Seck Tan)....Pages 221-256
Indonesia: Choosing Between the Privileged and Prosperity (Roderick Macdonald, Hotniar Siringoringo)....Pages 257-292
Front Matter ....Pages 293-293
Brunei Darussalam, a Country Profile (Siti Fatimahwati Pehin Dato Musa)....Pages 295-311
Cambodia: Growth with a Red Flag (Sophal Ear, Sigfrido Burgos)....Pages 313-331
Laos in Need of Bolder Reforms for AEC Integration (Buavanh Vilavong)....Pages 333-350
Myanmar: On a Bumpy Road of Transition (Thomas Bernhardt, Aung Hein)....Pages 351-377
Front Matter ....Pages 379-379
China and the ASEAN Economies: Interdependence and Rivalry (Stephen V. Marks, Cheryl Jia Min Yau)....Pages 381-419
ASEAN’s Economic Community: ASEAN Way or Beijing’s Way? (David Martin Jones, Sarah Choong Ee Mei)....Pages 421-453
Conclusion: The ASEAN Economic Community (Roderick Macdonald)....Pages 455-480
Back Matter ....Pages 481-487

✦ Subjects

Economics; Asian Economics; International Economics; Development Economics

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