Against the backdrop of significant developments in regional economic cooperation and integration over the past decade, this book presents some of the key challenges facing ASEAN as it embarks on a bold and ambitious project to establish an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. Organized under the auspices of the ASEAN-Australia Development Cooperation Programs Regional Economic Policy Support Facility (AADCP-REPSF), the book brings together authoritative studies written by prominent experts and academics on issues pertaining to ASEAN economic integration.A CD-ROM containing the AADCP-REPSF Phase I Research Program comes free with the purchase of the printed copy of this book.