ASEAN Economic Bulletin articles from December 2001

ASEAN Economic Bulletin archives from December 2001

On the neutrality of exchange rate policy in Singapore.
December 1, 2001... I. Introduction Singapore's success in allowing major exchange rate correction to mitigate the adverse impact of the Asian Financial Crisis is now well recognized in the policy and business circle (Monetary Authority of Singapore 2001)....

The export performance of foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... From the start of economic reforms in Vietnam in 1986 until 1998, 2,588 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects -- with a total investment capital of US$34.56 billion (1) -- were committed for investment in Vietnam (MPDF 1999, p. 98). A large...

The role of institutions in the development of Vietnam.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... I. Introduction Vietnam, as one of the newest members of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), is facing several challenges to its goal of accelerating the pace of economic development. Tariffs are to be reduced to a maximum of 5 per cent by 1...

Comparative bank efficiency across select ASEAN countries.(Association of South East Asian Nations)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Bank efficiency becomes critically important in an environment of increasingly contestable international markets. As such, information regarding the efficiency of banks in a particular country as compared with their counterparts in other...

Foreign exchange, food security, and financial crises in Indonesia and the Philippines.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... I. Introduction Few economic events of the past fifty years were more dramatic than the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98. Economic and political circumstances in Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines produced...

Factor shares, productivity, and sustainability of growth in the Malaysian agricultural sector.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Introduction Objectives The purpose of this study is to conduct a topological examination of the structure of the Malaysian agricultural production function over a thirty-seven-year period (1960-96). In particular, this study analyses...

ASEAN in APEC at a time of adversity and hope statement by H. E. Rodolfo C. Severino, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at the APEC Ministerial Meeting Shanghai, 18 October 2001. (Documentation).(Association of South East Asian Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
December 1, 2001... I will begin with an understatement: The past year has been difficult for the global economy. The APEC economies have not been spared. ASEAN has not been spared. Hardly had the ASEAN economy started to recover from the financial crisis of...

ASEAN as a partner for Europe address by H. E. Rodolfo C. Severino, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at the ASEAN-EU Conference Brussels, 28 June 2001. (Documentation).
December 1, 2001... I consider this conference to be part of the process of dialogue between ASEAN and the EU. That dialogue is anchored on the annual meeting between the ASEAN Foreign Ministers and the EU Presidency and the European Commission and on the ASEAN-EU...

ASEAN and India: a growing convergence address by H. E. Rodolfo C. Severino, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at the Partnership Summit 2001 Hyderabad, 11 January 2001. (Documentation).
December 1, 2001... The first thing that we ought to note is that, after the financial crisis of 1997-98, the ASEAN economy is well on the road to recovery, growing by 4.6 per cent in 1999 as against the contraction of -4.4 per cent in 1998. Average GDP is, of...

Southeast Asia: The Long Road Ahead. (Book Reviews).
December 1, 2001... Southeast Asia: The Long Road Ahead. By Lim Chong Yah. Singapore: World Scientific Publishers, 2001. Pp.376. Professor Lim's volume "deals with cross-country and inter-temporal analyses of the macroeconomic problems, issues, policies and...

Tiger Technology: The Creation of A Semiconductor Industry in East Asia. (Book Reviews).
December 1, 2001... Tiger Technology: The Creation of A Semiconductor Industry in East Asia. By John A. Mathews And Dong-Sung Cho. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. 389. This is an important book looking in detail at an important aspect of the...

Corporate Strategies for Southeast Asia after the Crisis: A Comparison of Multinational Firms from Japan and Europe. (Book Reviews).
December 1, 2001... Corporate Strategies for Southeast Asia after the Crisis: A Comparison of Multinational Firms from Japan and Europe. Edited by Jochen Legewie and Hendrik Meyer-Ohle. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave, 2000. Pp. 261. This accomplished...

International Business: Emerging Issues and Emerging Markets. (Book Reviews).
December 1, 2001... International Business: Emerging Issues and Emerging Markets. Edited by Carla C. J. M. Millar, Robert M. Grant, and Chong Ju Choi. New York: Macmillan Press and St Martin's Press, 2000. Pp. 312. This edited volume comprises fifteen papers...

Reforming the International Financial System, Crisis Prevention and Response. (Book Reviews).
December 1, 2001... Reforming the International Financial System, Crisis Prevention and Response. Edited by Jan Joost Teunissen. The Hague, FONDAD: 2000. Pp. 224. Given the experience of the recent currency crisis, combined with the size and significance of...

Looking Forward: Korea after the Economic Crisis. (Book Reviews).
December 1, 2001... Looking Forward: Korea after the Economic Crisis. Edited by Heather Smith. Canberra: Asia Pacific Press, 2000. Pp. 206. The volume under review is the outcome of a conference on financial reform and macroeconomic policy management in Korea...

The Japanese Business and Economic System: History and Prospects for the 21st Century. (Book Reviews).
December 1, 2001... The Japanese Business and Economic System: History and Prospects for the 21st Century. Edited by Masao Nakamura. New York: Palgrave, 2001. Pp. 402. The book consists of thirteen independent chapters covering diverse topics and offers a...

Integrating Environmental Considerations into Economic Policy Making: Institutional Issues. (Book Reviews).
December 1, 2001... Integrating Environmental Considerations into Economic Policy Making: Institutional Issues. By Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. New York: United Nations Development Papers No. 21, 2000. Pp. 141. The concern for...