This book looks at the industrial policies of Southeast Asian economies in their motor vehicle
industries from early import substitution to policy-making under the more liberalised WTO …

The automotive industries of Southeast Asia have grown significantly but unevenly. Thailand
has outperformed its neighbours in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines with regard to …

The experience of the Philippines shows that FDI spillover effects are not automatically
generated. Opening up the economy to FDI has contributed to the country's exports of high …

Compared to the recent successes of Indonesia, Philippines vehicle production has faced
severe problems of lack of economies of scale and a weak domestic supply base, as well as …

The Philippines pioneered the establishment of automotive assembly in South-east Asia in
the 1950s. But Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia lead the region since the 1990s. The …

Abstract Within East Asia, the outward-oriented Philippine economy is a latecomer to using
free trade agreements (FTAs) as a trade policy instrument and has relied heavily on the …

The performance of the Philippine automotive industry has steadily improved following the
Asian financial crisis. However, relative to the performance of the automotive industry in …

This article explores why the Philippines' automotive industry has been less successful than
those of its Southeast Asian neighbours, despite its long history of automotive production …

The five automotive producers of ASEAN–the Association of Southeast Asian Nations–have
seen their vehicle output grow rapidly in recent years. As Table 2.1 shows, over the period …

While it is too early to undertake rigorous quantitative analysis on the impact of the
Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) on the Philippines, this initial …