ABSTRACT

This book explains the dynamics behind Southeast Asia's foreign investment activity, and looks at the region's options for reviving its reputation as an attractive host for foreign investors. Each chapter focuses on a key element; together, they portray southeast Asia's foreign investment profile and prospects. By bringing these key interlocking elements together under a single cover, the book aims to provide a more profound understanding of the challenges southeast Asian countries face in their on-going attempts both to attract new foreign investment inflows and to continue hosting substantial existing foreign-invested assets.

chapter 2|17 pages

The challenges of the new economy for multinational firms

Lessons for Southeast Asia 1

chapter 3|17 pages

The political economy of foreign direct investment in Southeast Asia

Economic security perspectives

chapter 4|31 pages

An examination of the impact of AFTA on Southeast Asian foreign direct investment

Amale Scally and Jayasinghe Wickramanayake

chapter 11|54 pages

ASEAN investment cooperation

Retrospect, developments and prospects

chapter 12|13 pages

Foreign investment and Southeast Asian economic development

Issues and challenges