Southeast Asian affairs 2007 / edited by Daljit Singh, Lorraine C. Salazar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singh, Daljit, editor.

Salazar, Lorraine C., editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southeast Asia--Economic conditions.

Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia--Foreign relations.

Southeast Asia--Politics and government.

Southeast Asia--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 412 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Southeast Asian Affairs 2007 provides an informed and readable analysis of the events and developments in the region in 2006. In the regional section of this volume, the first two articles provide the political and economic overview of Southeast Asia, while the third and fourth examine the character of political development in the region. Eleven country reviews as well as five special theme articles follow, delving into domestic political, economic, security, and social developments during 2006 and their implications for countries in the region and beyond.

Contents:

Southeast Asia in 2006 : déjà vu all over again / Donald E. Weatherbee

The regional economies : a year of growth, stability, and resilience / Manu Bhaskaran

The Southeast Asian development model : non-liberal democracy with market accountability / David Martin Jones

Petroleum and mining in Southeast Asia : managing the environmental and social impacts / Andrew Symon

Brunei Darussalam : towards a new era / Hj Mohd Yusop Hj Damit

Cambodia : the endgame of politics? / Milton Osborne

Indonesia : democracy first, good governance later / Douglas E. Ramage

Laos : politics in a single-party state / Martin Stuart-Fox

Malaysia : Abdullah does it his own vague way / Ooi Kee Beng

PAS leadership : new faces and old constraints / Liew Chin Tong

Myanmar : the future takes form, but little change in sight / Morten B. Pedersen

Myanmar's foreign trade under military rule : patterns and recent trends / Tin Maung Maung Than

The Philippines : in the eye of the political storm / Frank Cibulka

The Philippines : political parties and corruption / Nathan Gilbert Quimpo

Singapore : campaigning for the future / Ho Khai Leong

Thailand : a reckoning with history begins / Michael J. Montesano

Learned from the 19 September Coup : advancing Thai-style democracy? / Surin Maisrikrod

Timor-Leste : the harsh reality after independence / Damien Kingsbury

Vietnam : the Tenth Party congress and after / Carlyle A. Thayer

Vietnam : preparations for WTO membership / Binh Tran-Nam.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789812304322

9812304320

OCLC:

527378764