An important part of the vision of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to ensure that the benefits of development and economic integration are equitably shared by all member states and their citizens. ASEAN’s work therefore aims to narrow the development gap between ASEAN member states (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Ca…
This book contains ASEAN Industrial Cooperation scheme. The implementation of the WTO commitments by ASEAN member countries; the implementation of the CEPT Scheme for AFTA and the eventual implementation of the APEC Action Agenda on trade and investment liberalization and facilitation; has and will change the global economic landscape including ASEAN. ASEAN also realized that some of the parame…
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 …
Prime Minister Hashimoto is visiting Singapore at a time when his administration is seized with the ongoing crisis in Peru. His decision to proceed with the visits to the ASEAN countries is laudable. Both Singapore and ASEAN appreciate this gesture. It has demonstrated the importance that Japan accords to its relations with ASEAN. We hope that the crisis in Peru will be peacefully resolved soon.
This excellent volume represents a concerted effort to spread the knowledge and understanding of ASEAN beyond the purview of politicians, diplomats and business persons to the wider public, especially the new generation of youthful citizens of Southeast Asia, born in an era of relative peace and reduced uncertainties. This allows the volume to be easily adopted for classroom use in any educatio…
This book contains: 1. Marketization of public enterprises 2. The role of the State in Southeast Asia 3. The role of the State in Europe 4. Transformation of public enterprises: Changing patterns of ownership, accountability and control 5. The transfer of public functions: A European perspective 6. Making public enterprises more efficient 7. Marketization of telecommunication is Southeas…
This book contains: 1. Introduction 2. Public utilities 3. Telecommunications 4. Transport 5. Capital Market 6. Industrial relations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a miracle. In an era of growing cultural pessimism, there is a pervasive belief that different civilizations cannot function together. Yet the ten countries of ASEAN are a thriving counter-example of coexistence. Here, more than 625 million people live together in peace. In 1967, leaders from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapor…
This book is an exercise, by regional specialists, in assessing the different dimensions of India-ASEAN relations. As the Asia-Pacific has become the foci of great power involvement, one cannot ignore the relevance of such involvement to India-ASEAN relations. Dealing with ASEAN means engaging its individual member countries as well as those other powers and forums affiliated with that organiza…
Buku ini ditulis untuk menjelaskan hubungan timbal balik antara Indonesia dan ASEAN dalam hal pemenuhan kepentingan nasional dan regional terkait keamanan dan stabilitas wilayah perairan di kawasan. Diharapkan buku ini dapat lebih menjelaskan tentang kekuatan dan signifikansi peran Indonesia di ASEAN dan sebaliknya. Pembahasan disusun sedemikian rupa sehingga pembaca diajak untuk memahami wacan…