Southeast Asian Affairs 2004 / / ed. by Daljit Singh, Kin Wah Chin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Booth, Anne,; Buendia, Rizal G.,; Chin, James,; Chongkittavorn, Kavi,; Chung, Chien-peng,; Damit, Hj Md. Yusop Hj,; Fealy, Greg,; Freeman, Nick J.,; Hung, Nguyen Manh,; Kesavapany, K.,; Latif, Asad,; Low, Linda,; Panaspornprasit, Chookiat,; Ramakrishna, Kumar,; Rodell, Paul A.,; Singh, Daljit,; Smith, Anthony L.,; Stubbs, Richard,; Suryadinata, Leo,; Taylor, Robert H.,; Than, Tin Maung Maung,; Wah, Chin Kin,; Welsh, Bridget,
• HerausgeberIn: Chin, Kin Wah,; Singh, Daljit,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2004]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)

Southeast Asian Affairs, of which there are now thirty-one in the series, is an annual review of significant developments and trends in the region. Though the emphasis is on ASEAN countries, developments in the broader Asia-Pacific region are not ignored. Readable and easily understood analyses are offered of major political, economic, social, and strategic developments within Southeast Asia. The contributions can be divided into two braod categories. There are those which provide an analysis of major developments during 2003 in individual Southeast Asian countries and in the region generally. Then there are the theme articles of a more specialised nature which deal with topical problems of concern. The volume contains twenty articles dealing with such major themes as international conflict and co-operation, political stability, and economic growth and development.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE REGION -- ASEAN in 2003: Adversity and Response -- Southeast Asia’s Economic Performance: Achievements and Challenges -- Southeast Asia–China Relations: Dialectics of “Hedging” and “Counter-Hedging” -- Terrorism in Southeast Asia: The Ideological and Political Dimensions -- BRUNEI DARUSSALAM -- Brunei Darussalam: Steady Ahead -- CAMBODIA -- Cambodia: Strongman, Terrible Man, Invisible Man, and Politics of Power Sharing -- INDONESIA -- Indonesia: Continuing Challenges and Fragile Stability -- Islamic Radicalism in Indonesia: The Faltering Revival? -- LAOS -- Laos: Exiguous Evidence of Economic Reform and Development -- MALAYSIA -- Tears and Fears: Tun Mahathir’s Last Hurrah -- Sabah and Sarawak: The More Things Change the More They Remain the Same -- MYANMAR -- Myanmar: Roadmap to Where? -- THE PHILIPPINES -- The Philippines: Playing Out Long Conflicts -- The GRP-MILF Peace Talks: Quo Vadis? -- SINGAPORE -- Singapore: Surviving the Downside of Globalization -- Singapore’s Bilateral Trading Arrangements in the Context of East Asian Regionalism: State of Play, Issues, and Prospects -- THAILAND -- Thailand: Politicized Thaksinization -- Thailand: International Terrorism and the Muslim South -- TIMOR LESTE -- Timor Leste: Strong Government, Weak State -- VIETNAM -- Vietnam: Facing the Challenge of Integration