Free Trade Area Membership as a Stepping Stone to Development: The Case of ASEAN (World Bank Discussion Papers #421) (Paperback)
This book presents an overview of the mechanism of ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and the theoretical framework used to analyze it. Individual country papers are included in order to provide quantitative assessments on the static costs and benefits of the regional arrangement. It also offers a survey on the potentially important dynamic benefits from ASEAN membership.