{"product_id":"9789814462358","title":"ASEAN MATTERS!: Reflecting on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eASEAN Matters! Reflecting on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003e(Tommy Koh)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003e(Lee Yoong Yoong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eASEAN's History, Image and Challenges:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN: What It Cannot Do, What It Can and Should Do \u003ci\u003e(Rodolfo C Severino)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN's Potential and Role: A Review \u003ci\u003e(Tran Duc Minh)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Promises and Contradictions of ASEAN \u003ci\u003e(Liu Yanling)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan We Do Anything about the Unimplemented ASEAN Agreements? \u003ci\u003e(Bernard K M Tai)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN's Perception Problem \u003ci\u003e(S Tiwari)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN: The Challenge Is Upon Us \u003ci\u003e(Bandol Lim)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovering ASEAN for Three Decades \u003ci\u003e(Kavi Chongkittavorn)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Decades of ASEAN Linkage: Brunei Darussalam, from 1984 Towards 2015 \u003ci\u003e(Pushpa Thambipillai)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN and East Timor: Family Someday? \u003ci\u003e(Noordin Azhari)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics and Security:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN: A Pillar of Regional Stability \u003ci\u003e(Johari Achee)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelevance of ASEAN in Forging Regional Peace, Security and Prosperity \u003ci\u003e(Nicholas T Dammen)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nargis Experience: Pragmatic Solutions Towards Change \u003ci\u003e(Moe Thuzar)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN Efforts in Dealing with Transnational Crime \u003ci\u003e(Un Sovannasam)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomics:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN Economic Integration: The Strategic Imperative \u003ci\u003e(Ong Keng Yong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvercoming the Obstacles: Increasing ASEAN Relevance in the Promotion of Regional Trade \u003ci\u003e(David Martin)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrade Dispute Settlement within ASEAN \u003ci\u003e(David Chin Soon Siong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom AFTA to Free Movement within ASEAN: A Bridge Too Far? \u003ci\u003e(Lok Hwee Chong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN Integration Enters the Critical Stage: A Private Sector's Narrative \u003ci\u003e(Tai Hui)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Germination of Asian Financial Security \u003ci\u003e(Suthad Setboonsarng)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes ASEAN Benefit Business? \u003ci\u003e(Raul L Cordenillo)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN and Australia Partnership: Time for Business and People to Lead \u003ci\u003e(Christopher Findlay \u0026amp; David Parsons)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline: More than Just a Pipe Dream \u003ci\u003e(Zainal Abidin Matassan \u0026amp; Lee Yoong Yoong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncompassing the AEC Blueprint into ASEAN's Subregional Frameworks: A Commentary \u003ci\u003e(Gary P Krishnan)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSocio-Cultural:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopulation Ageing in ASEAN: Prospects and Implications \u003ci\u003e(Kang Soon Hock \u0026amp; Yap Mui Teng)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking ASEAN Relevant to the Young \u003ci\u003e(Diana Lee)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN and Human Capital \u003ci\u003e(Faizal Bin Yahya)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ASEAN Quest for Greater Engagement and Commitment \u003ci\u003e(Braema Mathiaparanam)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExternal Relations:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLao PDR's Role in ASEAN-China Trade Ties \u003ci\u003e(H E Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN's Diplomatic Importance to China \u003ci\u003e(Sheng Lijun)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN as a Mover of Asian Regionalism \u003ci\u003e(Akiko Fukushima)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat I have Always Wondered about ASEAN: A Perspective from ROK \u003ci\u003e(Lee Sun-Jin)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndia's Place and ASEAN's Primacy in the New East Asia \u003ci\u003e(P S Suryanarayana)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on Regionalism: The ASEAN Journey \u003ci\u003e(Simon Murdoch)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN and Latin America: Time for a Vibrant Connectivity \u003ci\u003e(Paulo Alberto da Silveira Soares)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding a Strategic Partnership: A Review of Relations between ASEAN and the ILO \u003ci\u003e(Ng Gek-Boo)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Future:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Future of ASEAN: Obsolescent or Resilient? \u003ci\u003e(Amitav Acharya)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Can ASEAN Stay Relevant? \u003ci\u003e(Joergen Oerstroem Moeller)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN into the Future: Towards a Better Monitoring and Evaluation of Regional Co-operation Programmes \u003ci\u003e(Azmi Mat Akhir)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrengthening the Foundation for an ASEAN Community \u003ci\u003e(Wilfrido V Villacorta)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnex I: Press Statement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e General public; academics; government officials; foreign affairs practitioners; regional economists.\u003cbr\u003eKeywords:ASEAN;ASEAN Community;Regional Integration;Regional Cooperation;Political and Security Community;Economic Community;Socio-Cultural Community;Community-Building;International Relations;International BusinessReview:\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned to appeal to intelligent lay readers as well as experts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers a valuable reference source for researchers in academia and private sector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Co-published With World Scientific","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185290854640,"sku":"9789814462358","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814462358_p0.jpg?v=1763691377","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814462358","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}