Presents some of the key challenges facing ASEAN as it embarks on a bold project to establish an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. Brings together studies written by prominent experts and academics on issues pertaining to ASEAN economic integration.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Foreword.
Foreword.
Acknowledgements by Academic Editor.
Acknowledgements by Technical Director REPSF.
The Contributors.
The Regional Economic Policy Support Facility.
1: Introduction: Brick by Brick —the Building of an ASEAN Economic Community.
2: What is a Single Market? An Application to the Case of ASEAN.
3: The Challenge of Economic Integration for Transitional Economies of Southeast Asia.
4: A Review of Regional Tariffs and Trade in the ASEAN Priority Goods Sector.
5: Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade in the ASEAN Priority Goods Sectors.
6: An Assessment of ASEAN's Priority Sectors for Fast-Track Integration.
7: ASEAN Tax Regimes: Impediment or Pathway to Greater Integration.
8: An Overview of the Foreign Direct Investment Jurisprudence.
9: ASEAN's FTA Negotiations with Dialogue Partners: Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses in Business Opportunities.
10: Conclusion: Towards an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015.
