Southeast Asia in the WTO

Title Page, Copyright Page

Southeast Asia in the WTO © 2004 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (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 Publications, 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 Southeast Asia Background 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. The books published in the Southeast Asia Background Series are made possible by a generous grant from the K S Sandhu Memorial Fund. Reproduced from Southeast Asia in the WTO, by Razeen Sally (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2004). This version was obtained electronically direct from the publisher on condition that copyright is not infringed. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Individual articles are available at Southeast Asia in the WTO Sout heast Asia Backgr ound Ser ies N o. 5 Razeen Sally © 2004 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore 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 Sally, Razeen, 1965Southeast Asia in the WTO. (Southeast Asia Background Series) 1. World Trade Organization. 2. Asia, Southeastern—Commercial policy. 3. Asia, Southeastern—Foreign economic relations. I. Title. II. Title: Southeast Asia in the World Trade Organization III. Series. HF1591 S17 2004 ISBN 981-230-268-9 (hard cover) Linographic Services Pte Ltd. Printed in Singapore by Seng Lee Press Pte Ltd. ...