This article assesses the contribution of Australia’s preferences to generation of employment opportunities in ASEAN region. It also verifies the assumption regarding imports and the extent to which imports from LDCs has affected Australian employment.

This article assesses the contribution of Australia’s preferences to generation of employment opportunities in ASEAN region. It also verifies the assumption regarding imports and the extent to which imports from LDCs has affected Australian employment.

This paper aims to assess the implications of the Asian economic crisis of 1997/98 and Singapore’s current initiatives to forge extra-ASEAN free trade agreements for the future of ASEAN economic integration. Have the recent crisis and the resulting economic difficulties undermined ASEAN’s...