Economic Integration and Regional Development

This book examines the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and its opportunities and challenges. It looks at the impacts of economic integration, trade structure and economic interlinkage among these countries. The book also utilizes theories to further examine areas such as trade, cross border infrastructure, border management, and the regional development in terms of trade liberalization and foreign labor.This book provides insight and analysis to developing policies for "ASEAN Connectivity". Given the challenges faced and huge potential impacts of the AEC¿s cross-border project, this book will be of interest to policy makers, business leaders and researchers in the ASEAN region and globally.