Regional Cooperation in Asia

Editor – Ryokichi Hirono
Asian Development Experience Vol. 3, Japan Institute of International Affairs, ASEAN Foundation, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2003.

This book reviews the domestic reforms effectively introduced by ASEAN members after the 1997 financial crisis and what could be done to accelerate such reforms. With the entry of the 4 new members into ASEAN, possible measures to strengthen both intra- and extra – ASEAN regional cooperation frameworks are sought so that the 10 ASEAN members can make a smooth economic and social transformation to tackle globalisation and accommodate the two highly competitive giant economies, China and India.

This study also seeks to identify what could be the role of Japan in promoting its economic relations with ASEAN-10 under the ongoing framework of the WTO and the ASEAN-Plus-Three in the light of the current trend towards greater regionalism in Europe and the Americas.