Economies of Southeast Asia, Second Edition

This updated and fully revised second edition provides a comprehensive examination of issues of paramount importance for Southeast Asian economies including:the economic implications of the 1997 Asian crisis for both older and newer members of ASEANthe role of government and FDI in ASEAN economic growth and developmenttrade patterns with the US, Japan and the EU and the economic implications of China's accession to the WTO for ASEAN countriesthe environmental consequences of industrialisation and growththe emergence of economic growth triangles and their contribution to ASEAN growth and regional cooperationthe prospects and challenges of ASEAN economic cooperation before and after the crisisand the key challenges facing ASEAN member countries in the aftermath of the crisis.This is a timely and topical book. The Economies of Southeast Asia, Second Edition will continue to be a valuable and essential text for courses on Asian studies and economics, development economics and comparative economic systems in both the East and West.