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At present, the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) countries are looking for a bold new approach toward integration as a response to changing internal and external conditions. Having examined what has been accomplished in terms of trade co-operation (and the problems involved) among these countries, the paper estimates the effects of a free trade area in ASEAN. (DÜI-Sen)

The economic performances of Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand have been so outstanding that the OECD recently coined a new term, the dynamic Asian economies (DAEs), to describe them. Indonesia and the Philippines also experienced strong GDP growth in the 1970s and 1980s. In contrast, the economic performance of the Latin American developing countries as a whole has not been as consistent as that of these Asian countries. The authors examine different aspects of economic policies in these Asian countries. Differences between these countries and some Latin American nations are considered. (DÜI-Sen)