Its approach is comprehensive in that it includes asean economic integration in the areas of trade foreign direct investment and finance presentation of the material is designed to be accessible to non technical audiences without sacrificing the rigor expected by economists and other experts sample chapters foreword 34 kb. Advanced research in asian economic studies vol 6 asean economic integration trade foreign direct investment and finance michael g plummer the john hopkins university sais bologna and east west centef world scientific as tt new jersey o london o singapore o beijjjrej shanghaing k i o hoing kong o taipei o chrnnai contents dedication v foreword vii 1 introduction and . Its approach is comprehensive in that it includes asean economic integration in the areas of trade foreign direct investment and finance presentation of the material is designed to be accessible to non technical audiences without sacrificing the rigor expected by economists and other experts. Asean economic integration trade foreign direct investment and finance advanced research in asian economic studies plummer michael g on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers asean economic integration trade foreign direct investment and finance advanced research in asian economic studies. This paper explores the long term challenges for trade and foreign direct investment fdi of the association of southeast asian nations asean the region has emerged as an important production base for multinational corporations by joining east asias supply chains