35th FAEA Annual Conference

35th FAEA Annual Conference will be held in Bali, Indonesia on December 2010 2010-04 s.d 2010-11

ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND MODERNISATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA BACKGROUND Southeast Asian economy has been growing fast since last three decades which bring some countries in this region transforming significantly from developing to modernized and industrialized countries. The other remaining countries are also transforming from less developed to developing and even semi-industrialized countries. Economic growth in this region is believed and enough to bring the ASEAN member countries better in terms of welfare and prosperity. However, since the 1997 economic crisis, the Southeast Asian Economy is always facing many different challenges, indicating that economic foundation is not strong enough and still questionable in the future. Southeast Asia is also not immune toward external factors. For example, American crisis in 2008 affects this region directly which creates some difficulties for the domestic economy of the countries in this region OBJECTIVES 1. To increase economic cooperation among southeast Asian nations as well as with other Asian nations; 2. To revitalize trade, investment, also tourism among Southeast Asian economies; 3. To search what kind of institution must be developed in this region to strengthen and to modernize Southeast Asian Countries TOPICS 1. Investment and roles of FDI in SE Economies 2. Trade and Economic cooperation 3. Tourism and government cooperation in this sector 4. Institutions in the domestic economy and further institution for regional cooperation 5. Food, Energy and Infrastructures PLACE AND DATE Bali, Indonesia 1-3 December 2010