Contents: 1. Opening address 2. La France et le Nouveau Partenariat Euro-Asiatique 3. France and the new Euro-Asian partnership 4. Closing Address.
This book is eight annual reports of the Consultive Committee about co-operative economic development in south and Southeast Asia. The eighth meeting of the Consultative Committee on Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia (Colombo Plan) was held in Wellington, New Zealand from December 4 to 8, 1956. The committee noted the progress reported by the United States on a proposal for a reg…
The end of the Cold War and the terrorist attacks of 9/11 have brought about profound changes in international politics. A new system of global governance —one that is better suited for the new political realities —is desperately needed.
This multi-disciplinary volume provides a critical examination of corporate governance reform in Southeast Asia especially after the Asian financial crisis in 1997. The weaknesses in the corporate sector, such as poor investment structure, weak legal and accounting systems, faulty financial practices, and questionable political interventions, are some of the pertinent issues raised by the autho…
Untuk menyambut abad ke-21 yang oleh John Naisbitt disebut sebagai Abad Naga, buku pertama dari seri Ekonomi Asia Timur dan Tenggara ini menyajikan pemaparan dari seri Ekonomi Asia Timur dan Tenggara ini menyajikan pemaparan yang komprehensif, rinci, dan mendalam, mengenai taktik atau cara kerja naga itu: jaringan bisnis Cina. Sebagai pelengkap dan perbandingan, buku ini juga memberi pemaparan …
This volume provides a concise introduction to the issues and debates regarding modern piracy, including naval operations, law, and diplomacy, and focuses on the recent surge of attacks off the coasts of Africa and Asia.
BATAVIA'S GRAVEYARD tells this strange story as a gripping narrative structured around three strong principal characters: Francisco Pelsaert, the cultivated but weak-willed captain; Jeronimus Cornelisz, a sinister apothecary with a terrifying personal philosophy influenced by Rosicrucianism who set himself up as the ruler of the island; and Wiebbe Hayes, the only survivor with the courage to fi…
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, international corporations and governments have embraced the idea of a global village: a shrinking, booming world in which everyone benefits. What if that's not the case? Alex Perry, award-winning foreign correspondent, travels from the South China Sea to the highlands of Afghanistan to the Sahara to see first-hand globalization at the sharp end -- and it's no…
Locating Southeast Asia: Geographies of Knowledge and Politics of Space considers Southeast Asia from a range of disciplinary perspectives. The authors (from Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia, and the United States) address climate; perceptions from the seas as seen by fishermen, naval officers, and governments; urbanization and industrialization; improvements in transport and communications; a…
This book provides valuable insights into the national characteristics of the principal countries and a possible blueprint for the development of the region as a whole. This book also presents a geopolitical overview of the Asia-Pacific region, identifying similarities between countries, and trends towards unity within the region, as well as divisions and barriers between countries. Discusse…