ASEAN Beyond the Regional Crisis : : Challenges and Initiatives / / ed. by Mya Than.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ISEAS Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Abidin, Mahani Zainal,; Alburg, Florian A.,; Freeman, Nick J.,; Kartadjoemena, H. S.,; Langhammer, Rolf J.,; Luhulima, C. P. F.,; Rajan, Ramkishen S.,; Tay, Simon S. C.,; Than, Mya,; Thongpakde, Nattapong,; Woo, Wing Thye,
• HerausgeberIn: Than, Mya,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

As the regional financial and economic crisis has bottomed out and the ASEAN countries are on the recovery path, this volume seeks to carry out a post-mortem on the crisis to evaluate the sustainability of the recovery and the long-term direction of the ASEAN economies. It also examines the challenges and competitiveness of these economies which have become significant issues in the post-recovery process. Since it is not sufficient to address the economic and financial aspects, the volume also looks at the human and social dimensions, such as food security, poverty, and cross-border pollution. Furthermore, in the wake of the regional crisis, ASEAN has been criticized as being ineffective. This has prompted a re-examination of the relevance of the regional grouping in its present form, evaluating ASEAN's performance, challenges and opportunities and assessing whether there is a need for change.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- GLOSSARY -- CONTRIBUTORS -- 1. ASEAN Beyond the Crisis: A Bird's-eye View -- 2. East Asia: Crisis and Recovery -- 3. Competitiveness and Sustainable Growth in ASEAN -- 4. ASEAN Free Trade Area: Progress and Challenges -- 5. ASEAN Investment Area: Progress and Challenges -- 6. Financial and Macroeconomic Co-operation in ASEAN: Issues and Policy Initiatives -- 7. Food Security in ASEAN -- 8. ASEAN Co-operation and the Environment -- 9. ASEAN and the International Trading System: Regional Trade Arrangement vs. the WTO -- 10. ASEAN and Its Inter-Regional Economic Links -- APPENDIX I. ASEAN's Relevance: Has It Become Questionable? -- APPENDIX II: Is ASEAN Still Relevant? Some Thoughts from a European Perspective -- INDEX