ASEAN Good for Globalization

Beijing Review: You began serv- ing as secretary general of ASEAN in 1998 when Asia was suffer ing a painful financial crisis. Wha t did ASEAN mem- be r s do collectivel y to ride out that fin a n - cial storm and wha t did they learn from it? How do you see today’ s economic de velopment of the regio n ? Ro d o l f o Sever ino: The financial cris i s had three dimensions—domestic, interna - tional and regional. Domestically, the ASEAN countries, each in their own way, un d e r took …