TY - BOOK ID - 85485369 TI - SMEs and economic integration in Southeast Asia AU - Lee, Cassey AU - Narjoko, Dionisius Ardiyanto AU - Oum, Sothea AU - ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute AU - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia PY - 2019 SN - 9814818798 981481878X PB - Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute DB - UniCat KW - Small business KW - Economic anthropology KW - Commerce, Primitive KW - Economics, Primitive KW - Economics KW - Ethnology KW - Businesses, Small KW - Medium-sized business KW - Micro-businesses KW - Microbusinesses KW - Microenterprises KW - Small and medium-sized business KW - Small and medium-sized enterprises KW - Small businesses KW - SMEs (Small business) KW - Business KW - Business enterprises KW - Industries KW - Social aspects KW - Size KW - Southeast Asia KW - Asia, Southeast KW - Asia, Southeastern KW - South East Asia KW - Southeastern Asia KW - Commerce KW - Social aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85485369 AB - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for about 97-99 per cent of total enterprises and 60-80 per cent of total employment in ASEAN countries. The participation of SMEs is thus crucial for achieving greater regional economic integration amongst ASEAN countries. SMEs are, however, often constrained by many disadvantages that limit their abilities to become importers and exporters. This is well documented in the research literature on trade and firm size. This volume contains selected ASEAN country studies on the participation of SMEs in regional economic integration based on primary microdata. This is supplemented by empirical studies on the role played by East Asian multinational enterprises in the region. ER -