The book consists of 17 papers and is devided into two parts. Part I consists of 7 papers dealing with issues on international regimes and the emerging new international order. Part II presents 10 papers discussing issues on ASEAN's expansion of its membership seen from the economic and socio-political dimensions.
Intra-regional trade has been rising rapidly, especially after China's accession to the WTO in 2001. China's economy is expanding rapidly, and has already passed Japan in 2010 to become the world's second largest economy. It is clearly producing a huge impact on the world economy, and particularly on ASEAN countries. This is the appropriate time to take stock: what has APEC achieved so far? How…
This anthology aims at identyifying the missing links sustainable development for South Asia, and proposes fillers for these. Questions addressed in this anthology addresss why benefits of globalization have failed to tricle down to the region's vast population, and call for a process o global economic integration that benefits the marginalized.
ASEAN-China economic relations is an area of considerable significance. Indeed, if anything, this significance has been increasing in recent years. Yet this relationship remains poorly understood, particulary in terms of the overall issues involved and their implications for individual countries and the region as a whole.
East Asian policies that fostered economic growth, reduced poverty, and raised living standards are the main theme of this cogent overview. Seven newly industrialized economies (NIEs) are described and compared. They are Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. These country studies examine the macroeconomic policies common to NIEs. They review the highly flexible…
Kumpulan karangan ini terdiri dari berbagai aspek ekonomi pembangunan yang menunjukkan luasnya jangkauan pemikiran yang dimiliki penulis. Karangan-karangan tersebut menyangkut hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan ekonomi pembangunan yang dibagi dalam lima kelompok yaitu prestasi pembangunan, strategi industrialisasi dan strategi pembangunan, analisis moneter, perdangan internasional dan hubungan luar …
This goes beyond political platitudes to examine reality and opportunity in Australia's place in Asia, and in doing so it reveals the essence of a game so simple that it touches the human core of life in every nation of this region.
In the early 1970s, the Middle East began arming itself with the windfall profits from oil price increases. Now Asia, with its newfound affluence as the world's lowest-cost and highest-quality manufacturer, is devoting much of its windfall profits to arms. Growth and emerging energy shortages are giving birth to dangerous new tensions. These build on ancient antagonisms, the residue of the Cold…
Pada awal tahun 1970-an, Timur Tengah mulai mempersenjatai diri dengan keuntungan rejeki nomplok dari kenaikan harga minyak. Sekarang Asia, dengan kemakmurannya yang baru ditemukan sebagai produsen dengan biaya terendah dan kualitas tertinggi di dunia, mencurahkan sebagian besar keuntungan rejeki nomploknya untuk persenjataan. Pertumbuhan dan kekurangan energi yang muncul melahirkan ketegangan …
The book examines ASEAN's mechanisms in managing challenges and threats to regional security. Its extensive analyses of the ASEAN story of managing regional security cover the different phases of ASEAN's development as a regional organization and explore the perceptible changes that have occurred in regional mechanisms of conflict management. The book also examines the roles of relevant actors …