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PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES The Analytical Framework-- I.Kuroiwa A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature-- I.Kuroiwa Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data-- T.Gokan PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam-- N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia-- N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos-- S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration-- T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries-- K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries-- S.Kumagai Summary of Findings and Policy Implications-- I.Kuroiwa Explanatory Notes on Data Sources

Rules of origin are an integral part of all trade rules. To be eligible for Common Effective Preferential Tariffs under the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement, a product must satisfy the conditions relative to value content. The present paper seeks to calculate value content of industries in Southeast Asia, using the formula specified by the rules of origin in AFTA, the ASEAN–China FTA, the ASEAN–Korea FTA, and the ASEAN–Japan FTA. Moreover, the paper attempts to calculate true value content of industries by applying a simple technique of input–output analysis, and to estimate error margins (i.e., overestimates) in calculating value content. The paper also examines the relationship between value content and production networks. The paper finds that many industries exhibited declines in local content during the period 1990–2000, but that the geographical spread of production networks raised the proportion of inputs supplied by the neighboring ASEAN countries, so that the contribution of the cumulative rule of origin increased.

This study is intended to be the most comprehensive textbook on economic integration in East Asia. It introduces the reader to various issues related to the topic such as institutional building of FTAs; production networks and the location choice of MNEs; R&D and innovation; infrastructure development and transport costs; international migration and service trade; monetary integration; regional disparity and poverty. It also deals with critical energy, environmental and agricultural concerns. Each chapter contains ample data and rigorous analyses, complemented by illustrative box articles