Development in Southeast Asia : review and prospects / edited by Raymond K.H. Chan, Kwan Kwok Leung, Raymond M.H. Ngan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chan, Raymond K. H.

Leung, Kwan Kwok.

Ngan, Raymond.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Social conditions.

Economic conditions.

Southeast Asia--Economic conditions--20th century.

Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia--Social conditions--20th century.

Southeast Asia--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

xx, 265 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2002]

Contents:

Part 1 Society and Politics

1 Integrating ASEAN and Fragmenting ARF in a Subregional and Regional Context / Kwan Kwok Leung 3

2 Civil Society in Southeast Asia: Cases of Singapore and Malaysia / Ming Sing 17

3 Constructing the 'China Circle' in China and Southeast Asia: State Policy, the Presence of Chinese Overseas and Globalisation / Pak Nung Wong 37

4 Gender and Development in Post-Crisis Southeast Asia / Vivienne Wee 57

Part 2 Economy and Labour

5 Emergence of a Global Economy in Southeast Asia: 1990s and Beyond / Moha Asri Abdullah, Raymond K H Chan 85

6 Labour Standards in the Southeast Asian Region: Retreats and Advances / Duncan Campbell, Dorothea Schmidt 107

Part 3 Social Policy

7 The Welfare System in Southeast Asia: Development and Challenges / Raymond K H Chan 131

8 Social Security and Safety Net Development in Southeast Asia Amongst the Asian Financial Crisis / Raymond M H Ngan 163

9 Educational Developments in Southeast Asia under the Global Impact of Marketisation / David K K Chan 193

10 Full Equality and Inclusion for People with a Disability: Strategies for the New Millennium in Southeast Asian Countries / Joseph K F Kwok 219

Part 4 Review and Prospect

11 Globalisation, Inequality and Governance / Kevin Hewison 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

075461817X

OCLC:

49872238