Southeast Asian Affairs 1977 / / ed. by Kim Kanh Huynh.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Ajanant, Juanjai,; Booth, Anne,; Chee, Chan Heng,; Goldstone, Anthony,; Gonzalo, Lido P.,; Haq, Obaid Ul,; Hassan, Riaz,; Hoadley, J. Stephen,; Jukes, Geoffrey,; Khanh, Huynh Kim,; Latiff, Subky,; Lin, Lim Yoon,; Meng, Chua Wee,; Porter, Gareth,; Quah, Jon S. T.,; Rajaretnam, M.,; Sandhu, Kernial S.,; Sangkhim, Mean,; Shari, Ishak,; Siddayao, Corazon M.,; Subhan, Malcolm,; Suryadinata, Leo,; Suwannathat-Pian, Kobkua,; Thayer, Carlyle A.,; Tongdhamachart, Kramol,
• HerausgeberIn: Huynh, Kim Kanh,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [1977]; ©1977
• Year of Publication: 1977
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (339 p.)

The fourth in this series, this review contains contributions on major developments during 1976 in individual Southeast Asian countries and more specialized articles on the region and on these same countries. Themes include reconsiderations of priorities and policy objectives by the governments in the region since the American defeat in Indo-china in April 1975. Other topics examined are the nature of Soviet activities, the non-alignment movement, offshore petroleum resources and ASEAN-EEC relations. Additionally, in relation to individual countries, contributions span discussion on the vicissitudes of UMNO politics, the nature of the Pertamina crisis and prospects for democracy in Thailand.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE REGION -- Southeast Asia 1976: The Handling of Contradictions -- The Economic Scene: An Overview -- Two Cheers for Nonalignment -- ASEAN-EEC Relations -- The Soviets and Southeast Asia -- Southeast Asia's Offshore Petroleum Resources and the Law of the Sea -- CAMBODIA -- Democratic Kampuchea: An Updated View -- INDONESIA -- Indonesia in 1976: A Year of Challenge -- What was the Pertamina Crisis? -- Indonesia's Annexation of East Timor: Political, Administrative and Developmental Initiatives -- MALAYSIA -- Malaysia: A Troubled Legacy -- UMNO: 30 Years After -- Some Comments on the Eradication of Poverty under the Third Malaysia Plan -- THE PHILIPPINES -- The Philippines: A Survey for 1976 -- The Philippine Energy Situation -- SINGAPORE -- Singapore: Towards a National Identity -- The Singapore Economy: Past Performance, Current Structure and Future Prospects -- Social and Psychological Consequences of Household Crowding -- THAILAND -- Thailand in 1976 -- The April Elections and Prospects for Democracy in Thailand -- Primary Exports of Thailand and Its Balance of Payments Outlook -- VIETNAM -- Year One of Postcolonial Vietnam -- Foreign Policy Orientations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam -- The U.S. and Vietnam: Between War and Friendship