As the end of 2015 draws nearer, the prospect of meeting all the goals of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint appears dimmer by the day. The literature identifies two prominent gaps in ASEAN's journey towards an economic community as defined by its own vision. First, the extensive...

Malaysia's growth performance in the last two and a half decades is considered by many to be exemplary as rapid economic growth was achieved with substantial improvement in income distribution, significant reduction in poverty and relative price stability. The paper identifies the sources of...