The Future of Foreign Investment in Southeast Asia

by Bartels,Frank; Bartels,Frank

• ISBN13: 9780415308410
• ISBN10: 0415308410
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-15
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Summary

This book portrays the dynamics that currently lie behind Southeast Asia's foreign investment activity, and seeks to identify the region's future options in reviving its reputation as an attractive host for foreign investors. Each chapter focuses on a key element, and in concert they combine to portray Southeast Asia's foreign investment profile and prospects. By bringing these key inter-locking elements together under a single cover, the book aims to provide a more profound understanding of the challenges that currently face Southeast Asian countries in their on-going attempts to both attract new foreign investment inflows as well as continuing to host substantial existing foreign-invested assets.

Table of Contents

List of figures	vii
List of tables	ix
List of contributors	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction to foreign direct investment in Southeast Asia	1	(14)
Frank L. Bartels
Nick J. Freeman
The challenges of the new economy for multinational firms: lessons for Southeast Asia	15	(17)
Peter J. Buckley
The political economy of foreign direct investment in Southeast Asia: economic security perspectives	32	(17)
Christopher M. Dent
An examination of the impact of AFTA on Southeast Asian foreign direct investment	49	(31)
Amale Scally
Jayasinghe Wickramanayake
The future of intra-regional foreign direct investment patterns in Southeast Asia	80	(24)
Frank L. Bartels
Foreign direct investment and the rise of cross-border production networks in Southeast Asia	104	(21)
Axele Giroud
The impact of China's WTO accession on Southeast Asian foreign direct investment: trends and prospects	125	(30)
Adam R. Cross
Huitan
The future of cross-border mergers and acquisition activity in Southeast Asia	155	(15)
Frank L. Bartels
The prospects for foreign direct investment in the transitional economies of Southeast Asia	170	(18)
Nick J. Freeman
The future of foreign portfolio investment in Southeast Asia	188	(13)
Nick J. Freeman
ASEAN investment cooperation: retrospect, developments and prospects	201	(54)
Kee Hwee Wee
Hafiz Mirza
Foreign investment and Southeast Asian economic development: issues and challenges	255	(13)
Hal Hill
Bibliography	268	(15)
Index	283