Southeast Asia and the ASEAN Economic Community

This book is an introduction to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the economic community founded by Southeast Asian nations. It provides both economic profiles of the member nations and an explanation of the Community itself. This book also discuss

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Southeast Asia and the ASEAN Economic Community

Southeast Asia and the ASEAN Economic Community

Roderick Macdonald Editor

Southeast Asia and the ASEAN Economic Community

Editor Roderick Macdonald Université du Québec à Montréal Montréal, QC, Canada

ISBN 978-3-030-19721-6    ISBN 978-3-030-19722-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19722-3 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

This book is an introduction to the ASEAN Economic Community and the economies of Southeast Asia. It is aimed at businesses looking to expand into the region and at academics interested in international business and in economics of the region. It is a first step that may bring the reader to pursue deeper and more specific research. It will also interest the layperson wishing to expand his or her knowledge of this part of the world. My first decision as editor of this book was to seek out local prestigious authors rather than international experts established in English-speaking countries. The intention was to provide greater local flavor and insight, greater familiarity with local events as covered by local media, and access to information in the first language of the researcher. There was a trade-off in this decision: in some countries, researchers must sanitize their remarks under direct or indirect pressure from government and/or colleagues. Nor was it always possible to get an author from the country covered. The authors of the chapter on Myanmar are currently in Austria and in the United States of America. However, Thomas Bernhardt worked