This paper examines the role of foreign aid or development assistance in helping sustain East Asia's economic dynamism. It is not an historical account or an empirical study of the role of aid in East Asia's development. The first section discusses the changing landscape of development...

This paper discusses the need to beyond the old `ASEAN way' and suggests the importance of further institutional deepening of economic cooperation in ASEAN, especially in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis. Hence, it suggests the need to develop of a `Common Market minus', in which...

This paper focuses on Indonesia's trade policies after the economic crisis. It examines the trend towards protection and addresses the issues of competitiveness. The concluding part briefly discusses Indonesia's policies on and involvement in free trade agreements (FTAs), which have recently...

This paper discusses the overall process of recovery and reform in the context of Indonesia's changing political landscape, related to the implementation of the programs as well as relations with the IMF. It examines the evolving programs and policies and the difficulties of implementing them....

This paper traces the development of the liberalisation process in Indonesia and its contribution to improving the competitiveness of Indonesia's industry. Indonesia has been actively liberalising its trade unilaterally, multilaterally under the WTO, and regionally with APEC and AFTA. The crisis...

Progress and realisation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) can only be achieved if there is a clear blueprint, which identifies the end goal, the process to reach the end goal and a framework for proper assessment of the costs and benefits of an ASEAN Economic Community. AEC should not be...

This paper examines the developments of three separate FTAs between ASEAN and the +3 countries. It is still unclear how these separate FTAs will be amalgamated into an EAFTA, and whether that can happen before 2020. This paper argues that much will depend on the pace of ASEAN's own economic...

Recent development in global trade saw countries moving in multiple fronts in liberalising trade, utilising multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements to promote trade. This paper examines the issues surrounding this latest trend, noting the opportunities as well as dangers to global...

This paper examines the main issues in designing an FTA between Indonesia and the United States. The first section briefly examines current trade relations and issues between Indonesia and the United States. It also addresses the strategic and economic impact of a possible FTA between Indonesia...

An overview of the direction of financial cooperation in relation to international trade cooperation, and its relevance to Indonesia