Developing the Digital Economy in ASEAN

Lurong Chen is Economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). He obtained his PhD in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. His recent book, Emerging Global Trade Governance: Mega Free Trade Agreements and Implications for ASEAN, was published by Routledge in 2018. Fukunari Kimura is Chief Economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Japan. He obtained his PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. His research interests include international trade and development, economic growth, applied microeconomics, and Japanese and Asian economies. His previous book, Production Networks in Southeast Asia, was published by Routledge in 2017.

• Part I: Understanding e-commerce Introduction: ASEAN Development in the Digital Economy (Lurong Chen and Fukunari Kimura) 1. E-commerce and International Trade (Kar-yiu Wong) Part II: Rules and Regulations 2. Cross-Border Digital Trade, E-commerce Governance, and Necessary Actions Ahead (Michitaka Nakatomi) 3. The Risks for ASEAN of New Mega-Agreements that Promote the Wrong Model of E-commerce (Jane Kelsey) 4. E-commerce in Free Trade Agreements and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (Inkyo Cheong) 5. An Online Dispute Resolution Scheme to Resolve E-commerce Disputes in ASEAN (Keon-Hyung Ahn) Part III: Inclusive Growth 6. Indonesia’s Preparation for Digital Economy and E-commerce: Infrastructure, Regulatory, and Policy Development (Kalamullah Ramli) 7. E-commerce Adoption by ASEAN SMEs and its Domestic Challenges: Evidence from Malaysia (Noor Azina Ismail and Muhammad Mehedi Masud) 8. E-commerce Development and Internet Banking Adoption in Cambodia (Reth Soeng, Ludo Cuyvers and Morarith Soeung) 9. E-commerce in the Philippines: Gains and Challenges (Ramon L. Clarete) 10. Measuring E-readiness of Thailand in ASEAN: Macro and Micro E-commerce Perspectives (Siriluck Rotchanakitumnuai) 11. Internet Services and the Potential for Market Access for Rural Agricultural Households in Myanmar and Viet Nam (John Walsh) Part V: Conclusion 12. ASEAN in the Digital Era: Enabling Cross-border E-commerce (Lurong Chen)