ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION OF ASEAN COUNTRIES: CONVERGENCE OR POLARIZATION? Cover Image

ZRÓŻNICOWANIE GOSPODARCZE KRAJÓW ASEAN – KONWERGENCJA CZY POLARYZACJA?
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION OF ASEAN COUNTRIES: CONVERGENCE OR POLARIZATION?

Author(s): Michał Scheibe
Subject(s): Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Economic development
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: ASEAN; integration; economic development; convergence;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to assess the level of economic diversification of ASEAN countries in the period 2000–2014. To determine the level of diversification of the concerned economies, the method of statistical analysis in the form of classic measures of variability of selected macroeconomic indicators has been conducted. The study shows that despite high growth in the least developed countries of Southeast Asia and acceleration of integration, economic diversification of ASEAN countries remained at a high level throughout the whole period 2000–2014.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 46/1
  • Page Range: 141-156
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish