The book provides a comprehensive overview of the ASEAN Economic Community. It analyses the history of economic cooperation in Southeast Asia since the late 1960s and explains the existing agreements and treaties as well as the decision-making procedures in ASEAN. At the centre of the book stands a detailed discussion of the level and achievements of regional integration the perspectives for further integration. Emphasis is also given to ASEAN's foreign economic relations with the US, the EU, China and other powers.