ASEAN Economic Co-operation and Challenges

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ASEAN Economic Co-operation and Challenges The In st it u t e o f So u t h ea st Asia n St u d ies (ISEAS) was established as an autonomous organization in 1968. It is a regional centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, security and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and economic environment. The Institute’s research programmes are the Regional Economic Studies (RES, including ASEAN and APEC), Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS), and Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS). ISEAS Pu blication s, an established academic press, has issued more than 1,000 books and journals. It is the largest scholarly publisher of research about Southeast Asia from within the region. ISEAS Publications works with many other academic and trade publishers and distributors to disseminate important research and analyses from and about Southeast Asia to the rest of the world. The Sou th east Asia Back grou n d Series is a major component of the Public Outreach objective of ISEAS in promoting a better awareness among the general public about trends and developments in Southeast Asia. The views and opinions expressed in this series are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the editor or ISEAS. ASEAN Economic Co-operation and Challenges Sout heast Asia Backgr ound Ser ies N o. 2 Linda Low First published in Singapore in 2004 by ISEAS Publications Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Pasir Panjang Singapore 119614 E-mail: publish@iseas.edu.sg • Website: bookshop.iseas.edu.sg All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.© 2004 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore The responsibility for facts and opinions in this publication rests exclusively with the author and his interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views or the policy of the publisher or its supporters. ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Low, Linda. ASEAN economic co-operation and challenges. 1. ASEAN. 2. Asia, Southeastern—Economic integration. 3. Asia, Southeastern—Foreign economic relations. I. Title. HF1591 L91 2004 ISBN 981-230-264-6 (hard cover) Typeset by Linographic Services Pte Ltd. Printed in Singapore by Seng Lee Press Pte Ltd. ...