Southeast Asian Affairs 1976 / / ed. by ISEAS.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Arumugam, Raja Segaran,; Chung, Betty Jamie,; Clammer, John R.,; Fernandez, Alejandro M.,; Fong, Pang Eng,; Gungwu, Wang,; Hoadley, Stephen,; Jeshurun, Chandran,; Joo-Jock, Lim,; Kanapathy, V.,; Kartadjoemena, Hassan,; Khanh, Huynh Kim,; Khoman, Thanat,; Lin, Lim Yoon,; Llamzon, Teodoro,; Meng, Ng Shui,; Rajaretnam, M.,; Rayner, Leonard,; Richter, Hazel,; Sandhu, Kernial S.,; Sangchai, Somporn,; Sear, Linda,; Silva, S. B. D. de,; Singh, Harbajan,; Soon, Lau Teik,; Subrahmanyam, K.,; Wicks, Peter,; Yah, Lim Chong,
• HerausgeberIn: ISEAS, ,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [1976]; ©1976
• Year of Publication: 1976
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (486 p.)

A collection of thirty-two articles on the major political, economic, social and strategic developments within Southeast Asia, focusing on the ASEAN states. Presents facts and analyses in either of two ways: by reviewing and commenting on significant developments in 1975 in individual countries and the region and by specialized writing of topically interesting essays. Includes contributions on the Vietnam War and its aftermath, the changing balance of power in the region, ASEAN and regional co-operation, relations with the great powers, maritime policy, problems of the overseas Chinese, unity and the national language issue, the economic recession and the status of Southeast Asian women.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- The Region -- Southeast Asia: Political Crosscurrents at the Juncture of Two Eras -- A Commentary on the Southeast Asian Economic Scene: The Cases of Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia -- Southeast Asia: The Challenges of Economic Independence -- Achievements of and Prospects for ASEAN: Some Preliminary Views -- ASEAN, North Vietnam and the Communist Challenge -- The New Indochina and its Implications for the Region -- Southeast Asian Strategic Environment: An Indian View -- The Question of the "Overseas Chinese" -- Law of the Sea and Southeast Asian Problems -- Australia's Relations with Southeast Asia Since 1972 -- Some Thoughts on the Status of Women in Southeast Asia: 1975, the International Women's Year -- BRUNEI -- Brunei: Prospects for a "Protectorate" -- BURMA -- Burma: Political Unrest and Economic Stagnation -- INDONESIA -- Indonesia: Internal Developments and External Outlook -- Problems and Reforms in Indonesian Development Administration -- State Enterprises in Indonesia: Present Issues and Future Prospects -- MALAYSIA -- Malaysia: The New Mood -- The Security "Gap" in Peninsular Malaysia -- Bahasa Malaysia: Its Modernization and its Relation to the Politics of National Unity tn Peninsular Malaysia -- The Philippines -- The Philippines: A Question of Earnest Intentions -- The Philippines and the United States Today -- The National Language Situation in the Philippines Today in the Context of Southeast Asia -- Singapore -- Singapore: Surmounting Assessables) Encountering Intangibles -- The Singapore Economy in 1975f·: Stagnation and Recovery -- A Review of British Defence and Foreign Policies and their Effects on Singapore and the Rest of the Region -- Thailand -- The Rising of the Rightist Phoenix -- American Military Withdrawal from Thailand -- Foreign Trade and the Balance of Payments: Performance and Prospects -- TIMOR -- East Timor: Civil War- Causes and Consequences -- Vietnam -- Vietnam: A Year of Peace -- The Vietnamese Communist Movement Revisited -- Restructuring the Economy of South Vietnam -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS