Competitiveness of the ASEAN countries : corporate and regulatory drivers
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Competitiveness of the ASEAN countries : corporate and regulatory drivers
(New horizons in international business)
Edward Elgar, c2010
- : hbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In an age in which it is increasingly necessary for nations to consider their competitiveness and at a time when the world economy is facing recession, this book explores the possible trajectory of ASEAN - arguably one of the most dynamic areas in the world - as a regional economic and political bloc.
This important and timely study focuses on the role of foreign direct investment in advancing the performance of ASEAN and the competitiveness of its firms, whereas other studies typically focus solely on the role of trade. The expert contributors - an interdisciplinary assembly of economists, lawyers and political scientists - present a comprehensive view of ASEAN's experiences over the past decade, addressing the industrial competitiveness of ASEAN and analysing the role of MNEs against the background of the challenges of integration. They illustrate that regional integration will only be a success if ASEAN's linkages are broadened with global partners through negotiations of Free Trade Agreements. The book concludes that although much still remains to be done, and many promises are still to be unveiled, ASEAN's `coming of age' is a historic milestone.
Competitiveness of the ASEAN Countries will appeal to a broad readership including students, academics and researchers with an interest in Asian studies, international business, international economics and international law.
Table of Contents
Contents:
Foreword by Karl P. Sauvant
1. The ASEAN in a New Era: Unveiling the Premises
Julien Chaisse and Philippe Gugler
PART I: THE ASEAN INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS CHALLENGES WITHIN THE REGIONAL INTEGRATION PROCESS
2. The Competitiveness of the ASEAN Economies: Business Competitiveness and International Challenges
Philippe Gugler and Pavida Pananond
3. Multinationals and the International Competitiveness of ASEAN Firms
Nessara Sukpanich and Alan M. Rugman
4. MNE Linkages in ASEAN
Axele Giroud and Hafiz Mirza
5. Accelerating ASEAN Trade and Investment Cooperation and Integration: Progress and Challenges
Siow Yue Chia
6. The Harmonization of ASEAN: Competition Laws and Policy from an Economic Integration Perspective
Lawan Thanadsillapakul
7. Digital Divide in ASEAN Countries: Explaining the Gap
Chalita Srinuan, Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman, Pratompong Srinuan and Erik Bohlin
PART II: THE INTEGRATION OF ASEAN IN THE WORLD ECONOMY: THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF FTAs
8. Are ASEAN FTAs Used for Exporting?
Ganeshan Wignaraja
9. Free Trade Agreements between Japan and ASEAN Member States: A Marriage Made in Heaven?
Sufian Jusoh and Intan Murnira Ramli
10. Integration Experience and Trade Performance of the Indo-ASEAN FTA: Learning by Doing to Live up Great Expectations
Debashis Chakraborty and Dipankar Sengupta
11. ASEAN-China FTA: A Pragmatic Approach to Regulating Services and Investment
Jun Xiao
12. ASEAN-EU FTA Negotiations: Waiting for Godot?
Ludo Cuyvers, Lurong Chen and Philippe de Lombaerde
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"