ASEAN matters : reflecting on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations / edited by Yoong Yoong Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Yoong Yoong.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ASEAN.

International relations.

Economic development.

Security, International.

Southeast Asia--Politics and government--1945-.

Southeast Asia.

Politics and government.

Regionalism--Southeast Asia.

Regionalism.

Security, International--Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Southeast Asia--Economic integration.

Economic development--Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia--Foreign economic relations.

International economic relations.

Southeast Asia--Foreign relations.

Physical Description:

xliv, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub., [2011]

Summary:

The initiative to establish the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Community was adopted by the ten leaders at the 2003 Bali Summit in Indonesia. Since then, the concept of a community-building process in ASEAN has become an issue that attracts a great deal of attention from scholars and experts around the world.

ASEAN Matters! Reflecting on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations carries essays with different perspectives on critical issues relating to the three pillars in building the ASEAN Community, namely the ASEAN Political and Security Community; the ASEAN Economic Community; and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. In a nutshell, this book provides broad and invaluable insights into the role ASEAN plays in enhancing peace, prosperity, and stability in the Southeast Asian region.

Written in a highly accessible style, the contents include both a thorough review of current issues and a succinct overview of the past and future direction of ASEAN. The book reiterates the continued and strengthening relevance of ASEAN, 43 years after its founding.

Unlike most other books on ASEAN, a majority of the essays are written by former professional staff at the ASEAN Secretariat, as well as from current office holders. This gives the volume a high degree of authenticity and unique insights. More interestingly, it also includes viewpoints from experts, scholars, diplomats and officials who either have extensive research knowledge or had been involved in ASEAN's external and economic relations with the dialogue partners, such as China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and the European Union (EU), among others. Book jacket.

Contents:

Theme 1 Asean's History, Image And Challenges 1

Chapter 1 ASEAN: What It Cannot Do, What It Can and Should Do / Rodolfo C. Severino Severino, Rodolfo C. 3

Chapter 2 ASEAN's Potential and Role: A Review / Tran Duc Minh Minh, Tran Duc 9

Chapter 3 The Promises and Contradictions of ASEAN / Liu Yanling Yanling, Liu 19

Chapter 4 Can We Do Anything about the Unimplemented ASEAN Agreements? / Bernard K.M. Tai Tai, Bernard K.M. 23

Chapter 5 ASEAN's Perception Problem / S. Tiwari Tiwari, S. 29

Chapter 6 ASEAN: The Challenge Is Upon Us / Bandol Lim Lim, Bandol 33

Chapter 7 Covering ASEAN for Three Decades / Kavi Chongkittavorn Chongkittavorn, Kavi 39

Chapter 8 Three Decades of ASEAN Linkage: Brunei Darussalam, from 1984 Towards 2015 / Pushpa Thambipillai Thambipillai, Pushpa 43

Chapter 9 ASEAN and East Timor: Family Someday? / Noordin Azhari Azhari, Noordin 53

Theme 2 Politics And Security 59

Chapter 10 ASEAN: A Pillar of Regional Stability / Johari Achee Achee, Johari 61

Chapter 11 Relevance of ASEAN in Forging Regional Peace, Security and Prosperity / Nicholas T. Dammen Dammen, Nicholas T. 65

Chapter 12 The Nargis Experience: Pragmatic Solutions Towards Change / Moe Thuzar Thuzar, Moe 71

Chapter 13 ASEAN Efforts in Dealing with Transnational Crime / Un Sovannasam Sovannasam, Un 77

Theme 3 Economics 85

Chapter 14 ASEAN Economic Integration: The Strategic Imperative / Ong Keng Yong Yong, Ong Keng 87

Chapter 15 Overcoming the Obstacles: Increasing ASEAN Relevance in the Promotion of Regional Trade / David Martin Martin, David 97

Chapter 16 Trade Dispute Settlement within ASEAN / David Chin Soon Siong Siong, David Chin Soon 105

Chapter 17 From AFTA to Free Movement within ASEAN: A Bridge Too Far? / Lok Hwee Chong Chong, Lok Hwee 117

Chapter 18 ASEAN Integration Enters the Critical Stage: A Private Sector's Narrative / Tai Hui Hui, Tai 125

Chapter 19 The Germination of Asian Financial Security / Suthad Setboonsarng Setboonsarng, Suthad 129

Chapter 20 Does ASEAN Benefit Business? / Raul L. Cordenillo Cordenillo, Raul L. 139

Chapter 21 ASEAN and Australia Partnership: Time for Business and People to Lead / Christopher Findlay Findlay, Christopher, David Parsons Parsons, David 145

Chapter 22 Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline: More than Just a Pipe Dream / Zainal Abidin Matassan Matassan, Zainal Abidin, Lee Yoong Yoong Yoong, Lee Yoong 151

Chapter 23 Encompassing the AEC Blueprint into ASEAN's Subregional Frameworks: A Commentary / Gary P. Krisknan Krisknan, Gary P. 159

Theme 4 Socio-Cultural 169

Chapter 24 Population Ageing in ASEAN: Prospects and Implications / Rang Soon Hock Hock, Rang Soon, Yap Mui Teng Teng, Yap Mui 171

Chapter 25 Making ASEAN Relevant to the Young / Diana Lee Lee, Diana 185

Chapter 26 ASEAN and Human Capital / Faizal Bin Yahya Yahya, Faizal Bin 191

Chapter 27 The ASEAN Quest for Greater Engagement and Commitment / Braema Mathiaparanam Mathiaparanam, Braema 201

Theme 5 External Relations 213

Chapter 28 Lao PDR's Role in ASEAN-China Trade Ties / H.E. Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh Bouphavanh, H.E. Prime Minister Bouasone 215

Chapter 29 ASEAN's Diplomatic Importance to China / Sheng Lijun Lijun, Sheng 217

Chapter 30 ASEAN as a Mover of Asian Regionalism / Akiko Fukushima Fukushima, Akiko 221

Chapter 31 What I have Always Wondered about ASEAN: A Perspective from ROK / Lee Sun-Jin Sun-Jin, Lee 229

Chapter 32 India's Place and ASEAN's Primacy in the New East Asia / P.S. Suryanarayana Suryanarayana, P.S. 237

Chapter 33 Reflections on Regionalism: The ASEAN Journey / Simon Murdoch Murdoch, Simon 253

Chapter 34 ASEAN and Latin America: Time for a Vibrant Connectivity / Paulo Alberto da Silveira Soares Soares, Paulo Alberto da Silveira 267

Chapter 35 Building a Strategic Partnership: A Review of Relations between ASEAN and the ILO / Ng Gek-Boo Gek-Boo, Ng 273

Theme 6 The Future 281

Chapter 36 The Future of ASEAN: Obsolescent or Resilient? / Amitav Acharya Acharya, Amitav 283

Chapter 37 How Can ASEAN Stay Relevant? / Joergen Oerstroem Moeller Moeller, Joergen Oerstroem 289

Chapter 38 ASEAN into the Future: Towards a Better Monitoring and Evaluation of Regional Co-operation Programmes / Azmi Mat Akhir Akhir, Azmi Mat 295

Chapter 39 Strengthening the Foundation for an ASEAN Community / Wilfrido V. Villacorta Villacorta, Wilfrido V. 303.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9789814335065

9814335061

OCLC:

662401936