Helen E.S. Nesadurai is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

'A significant contribution to our understanding of the rapidly evolving global political economy.' - Richard Stubbs, Department of Political Science, McMaster Unicersity

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Globalisation and economic regionalism; Chapter 2 The unfolding of a regional economic cooperation project; Chapter 3 Foreign capital and open regionalism; Chapter 4 Domestic capital and developmental regionalism; Chapter 5 Re-negotiating AFTA commitments; Chapter 6 Implementation as a political process; Conclusion;

Helen E.S. Nesadurai is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

'A significant contribution to our understanding of the rapidly evolving global political economy.' - Richard Stubbs, Department of Political Science, McMaster Unicersity

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Globalisation and economic regionalism; Chapter 2 The unfolding of a regional economic cooperation project; Chapter 3 Foreign capital and open regionalism; Chapter 4 Domestic capital and developmental regionalism; Chapter 5 Re-negotiating AFTA commitments; Chapter 6 Implementation as a political process; Conclusion;