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 …
An introductory text should provide students with the fundamental theory they will need to do three things: 1. understand matters of public policy; 2. evaluate conflicting opinions; 3. arrive at informed conclusions.
Globalization has become the cliche of our times. The neo-liberal virus has struck almost everybody including within the ranks of the left. The proponents of neo-liberal globalization claim that it produces 'accelerated, efficient' development along with a deepening of democracy and human rights. However, reality shows the opposite and any rigorous examination of such arguments reveals their sh…
Papers presented to the Asean Roundtable 1995, Asean in the WTO : challenges and responses, 30-31 August 1995 Singapore,by the Institute of South East Asian Studies
China is the world's largest developing country, and Africa is the continent with the largest concentration of developing countries. The populations of China and Africa account for more than a third of the world's population. Developing the economy and promoting social progress are the tasks facing China and Africa. Over the years, in the development process, China and Africa have given full p…
Whether you are managing a personal investment portfolio or a major mutual fund, this comprehensive revision of the well-respected reference to finance and investment, is a must for the home or office.
Contents: 1. Opening address 2. La France et le Nouveau Partenariat Euro-Asiatique 3. France and the new Euro-Asian partnership 4. Closing Address.
Daftar isi: 1. Masalah "kejahatan perang", "penjahat perang", dan penanganan "penjahat perang" 2. National implementation of the Geneva conventions 1949 in Indonesia 3. Ketentuan-ketentuan tentang lambang palang merah dalam hukum humaniter 4. Perang ditinjau dari aspek filsafat hukum 5. Apakah sistem pertahanan keamanan rakyat semesta bertentangan dengan hukum humaniter?
Asia Pacific Readings in International Economic Relations describes the main historical, theoretical and policy developments leading to closer economic integration and cooperation in the Asia Pacific region. With an introduction to the issues by Ross Garnaut and Peter Drysdale, this book brings together a representative part of the literature that has emerged from analysis of Asia Pacific regio…
While Asia's rise has become a stabilizing factor in the global economy, it also presents the international community with a number of key political challenges. Europe can no longer ignore Asia's economic might, its political ambitions, or its cultural influence. This book studies Asia's potential for conflict and cooperation with Europe. It brings together contributions from a number of expert…