Professor K.S. Sandhu, met in September 1983 to stimulate research and discussion on ASEAN-Scandinavian economic relations, that is, work that would help to build long-term, stable relations between the Scandinavian and the ASEAN countries, including identification of possibilities for trade and investment. This volume represents probably the pioneering efforts and tangible outcome emanating from a joint research project involving ASEAN and Swedish scholars. It marks the first phase of prospective three-year project on the Economic Relations Between Scandinavia and ASEAN (ERSA).