Nick J. Freeman is an economic consultant based in Vietnam, and an Associate Senior Fellow of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore. He is also Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Bradford University School of Management Frank L. Bartels is a Senior Industrial Development Officer United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Austria.

• 1. Introduction to Foreign Direct Investment in Southeast Asia Frank L. Bartels and Nick J. Freeman 2. The Challenges of the New Economy for Multinational Firms: Lessons for Southeast Asia Peter J. Buckley 3. The Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment in Southeast Asia: Economic Security Perspectives Christopher M. Dent 4. An Examination of the Impact of AFTA on Southeast Asian Foreign Direct Investment Amale Scally and Jayasinghe Wickramanayake 5. The Future of Intra-Regional Foreign Direct Investment Patterns in Southeast Asia Frank L. Bartels 6. Foreign Direct Investment and the Rise of Cross-Border Production Networks in Southeast Asia Axèle Giroud 7. The Impact of China's WTO Accession on Southeast Asian Foreign Direct Investment: Trends and Prospects Adam R. Cross and Hui Tan 8. The Future of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisition Activity in Southeast Asia Frank L. Bartels 9. The Prospects for Foreign Direct Investment in the Transitional Economies of Southeast Asia Nick J. Freeman 10. The Future of Foreign Portfolio Investment in Southeast Asia Nick J. Freeman 11. ASEAN Investment Cooperation: Retrospect, Developments and Prospects Kee Hwee Wee and Hafiz Mirza 12. Foreign Investment and Southeast Asian Economic Development: Issues and Challenges Hal Hill