ASEAN Economic Bulletin articles from December 2005

ASEAN Economic Bulletin archives from December 2005

What is a single market? An application to the case of ASEAN.
December 1, 2005... Until recently, the European Union (EU) was the only major Regional Trading Agreement (RTA) that had formally adopted a Single Market as a goal. Since 2002, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has styled itself as a Single Market and Economy. The...

The challenge of economic integration for transitional economies of Southeast Asia: coping with revenue losses.
December 1, 2005... I. Introduction One of the difficult challenges facing Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (usually referred to as CLMV) as new members of ASEAN is how to implement their commitments and obligations as signatories of the ASEAN Free...

Public debt sustainability and its macroeconomic implications in ASEAN-4.
December 1, 2005... I. Introduction Capital flight from the emerging economies of East Asia in 1997-98 precipitated the most notable geo-financial crisis of the second half of the twentieth century with lasting international economic and political effects....

Institutional constraints and private sector development: the textile and garment industry in Vietnam.
December 1, 2005... I. Introduction Vietnam has been pursuing a comprehensive reform programme called Doi Moi to transform Vietnam's centrally planned economy to a market-oriented economy since 1986. With the launch of the reform, Vietnam has decentralized...

The relationship between population and economic growth in Asian economies.
December 1, 2005... I. Introduction The issue of population and economic growth is as old as economics itself. Malthus (1798) claimed that there is a tendency for the population growth rate to surpass the production growth rate because population increases at...

Building institutional capacity in Southeast Asia regional governed interdependence.
December 1, 2005... I. Introduction The Japanese nation-state has created regionwide interdependence in association with the nation-states in Southeast Asia. Japanese government officials, perhaps particularly from the Ministry of International Trade and...

After the Storm: Crisis, Recovery and Sustaining Development in Four Asian Economies.(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... After the Storm: Crisis, Recovery and Sustaining Development in Four Asian Economies. Edited by K. S. Jomo. Singapore: Singapore University Press, 2004. Pp. 318. This volume brings together a set of papers written on selected themes of the...

Free Trade Agreements: US Strategies and Priorities.(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Free Trade Agreements: US Strategies and Priorities. Edited by Jeffrey J. Schott. Washington D.C.: Institute for International Economics (IIE), 2004. Pp. 450. This volume is the outcome of an IIE programme on free trade agreements (FTAs)...

Achieving Sustainable Communities in a Global Economy: Alternative Private Strategies and Public Policies.(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Achieving Sustainable Communities in a Global Economy: Alternative Private Strategies and Public Policies. Edited by Ralph D. Christy. London and Singapore: World Scientific, 2004. Pp. 239. The chapters in this book are based on papers...

Malaysia "Bail Outs"? Capital Controls, Restructuring and Recovery.(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Malaysia "Bail Outs"? Capital Controls, Restructuring and Recovery. Edited by Jomo K. S., Wong Sook Ching, and Chin Kok Fay. Singapore: Singapore University Press, 2005. Pp. 320. During the Asian financial crisis, Malaysia stood out for...

Asian Economic Cooperation and Integration: Progress, Prospects and Challenges.(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Asian Economic Cooperation and Integration: Progress, Prospects and Challenges. By Asian Development Bank. Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2005. Pp. 388. This publication is based on papers presented at the High-Level Conference on...

Asia-Pacific Economic and Security Cooperation: New Regional Agendas.(Governing the Asia Pacific: Beyond the "New Regionalism")(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Asia-Pacific Economic and Security Cooperation: New Regional Agendas. Edited by C. M. Dent. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Pp 271. Governing the Asia Pacific: Beyond the "New Regionalism". Edited by K. Jayasuriya. Hampshire: Palgrave...

Deforesting Malaysia: The Political Economy and Social Ecology of Agricultural Expansion and Commercial Logging.(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Deforesting Malaysia: The Political Economy and Social Ecology of Agricultural Expansion and Commercial Logging. By Jomo, K. S., Chang Y. T., Khoo K. J. et al. London and New York: Zed Books, 2004. Pp. 253. Agricultural expansion and...