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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910345160503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, , 2007
• ISBN: 981-230-432-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 412 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 959.005
• Soggetti: POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; Southeast Asia Politics and government; Southeast Asia Economic conditions; Brunei Politics and government; Brunei Economic conditions; Cambodia Politics and government; Cambodia Economic conditions; Indonesia Politics and government; Indonesia Economic conditions; Laos Politics and government; Laos Economic conditions; Malaysia Politics and government; Malaysia Economic conditions; Burma Politics and government; Burma Economic conditions; Philippines Politics and government; Philippines Economic conditions; Singapore Politics and government; Singapore Economic conditions; Thailand Politics and government; Thailand Economic conditions; East Timor Politics and government; East Timor Economic conditions; Vietnam Politics and government; Vietnam Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "ISSN 0377-5437".
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.