The Future of Foreign Investment in Southeast Asia (Routledgecurzon International Business in Asia Series, 1)

This book explains the dynamics behind southeast Asia's foreign investment activity, and looks at the region's options for reviving its reputation as an attractive host for foreign investors. Each chapter focuses on a key element; together, they portray southeast Asia's foreign investment profile and prospects. By bringing these key interlocking elements together under a single cover, the book aims to provide a more profound understanding of the challenges southeast Asian countries face in their on-going attempts both to attract new foreign investment inflows and to continue hosting substantial existing foreign-invested assets. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 8 List of tables......Page 10 List of contributors......Page 12 Preface......Page 14 Introduction to foreign direct investment in Southeast Asia......Page 16 The challenges of the new economy for multinational firms: lessons for Southeast Asia......Page 30 The political economy of foreign direct investment in Southeast Asia: economic security perspectives......Page 47 An examination of the impact of AFTA on Southeast Asian foreign direct investment......Page 64 The future of intra-regional foreign direct investment patterns in Southeast Asia......Page 95 Foreign direct investment and the rise of cross-border production networks in Southeast Asia......Page 119 The impact of China's WTO accession on Southeast Asian foreign direct investment: trends and prospects......Page 140 The future of cross-border mergers and acquisition activity in Southeast Asia......Page 170 The prospects for foreign direct investment in the transitional economies of Southeast Asia......Page 185 The future of foreign portfolio investment in Southeast Asia......Page 203 ASEAN investment cooperation: retrospect, developments and prospects......Page 216 Foreign investment and Southeast Asian economic development: issues and challenges......Page 270 Bibliography......Page 283 Index......Page 298 "The book aims to provide a more profound understanding of the challenges that currently face Southeast Asian countries in their ongoing attempts to attract new foreign investment inflows, as well as continuing to host substantial existing foreign-invested assets."--Jacket This book portrays the dynamics that currently lie behind Southeast Asia's foreign investment activity, and seeks to identify the region's future options in reviving its reputation as an attractive host for foreign investors