Usaha-usaha pengembangan keraijnan rakyat maupun industri rumah tangga adalah upaya memperluas kesempatan kerja dan berusaha terutama bagi masyarakat di daerah, golongan ekonomi lemah, wanita dan generasi muda. Upaya kerja sama antar negara anggota ASEAN yang diperkirakan berprospek positif bagi peningkatan kesejahteraan rakyat masing-masing negara yang akan bermuara pada terwujudnya ketahanan …
Presently, ASEAN stands ready to make a major step towards economic integration. This book looks at the issues involved in moving ASEAN towards a free trade area. It examines some indicators of gains and costs of integration and presents two quantitive analyses of the potential effects of integration on growth and trade in the region. The first, a partial equilibrium analysis, provides a disagg…
This book contains: 1. Fifth AFTA ministerial council meeting 2. Twenty-Sixth meeting of the ASEAN economic ministers 3. Post AEM with MITI-Japan
This book was going for about decision makers in developing countries to adopt adequate policies that make use of the opportunities and minimize the negative effects of globalization. With the focus on the discussions of an ASEAN strategy of globalization, this book is organized into five parts. It begins with introduction, followed by a part presenting four views, which is the reproduction of…
This book is written in an easily understood style. It explains the background of the origin of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) of which there are 10 member-countries. The author looks at the progress made, as well as the problems that the association faces. This is the 2nd book in the ISEAS Southeast Asia Background Series. Table of …
In South China Sea: Energy and Security Conflicts, foreign policy analyst Christopher L. Daniels analyzes the core causes of the dispute over territorial claims in the South China Sea, which separates some of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Starting with the question of access to the billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas presently thought to lie beneath …
The region around the Paracel Islands and the South China Sea is important to the economies of the surrounding states in terms of the fish resources and potential for energy reserves, which result in diplomatic and physical clashes. The large flow of maritime commerce around the Paracel Islands is also crucial to the economic well-being of the region and the world, and occupation of the islands…
Asian Maritime Strategies explores one of the world's most complex and dangerous maritime arenas. Asia, stretching from the Aleutian Islands to the Persian Gulf, contains the world's busiest trade routes. It is also the scene of numerous maritime territorial disputes, pirate attacks, and terrorist threats. In response, the nations of the region are engaged in a nascent naval arms race. In t…
Combining Yoshihara's close knowledge of Asia and an ability to cap Chinese-language sources with Holmes' naval combat experience and expertise in sea power theory, both authors are able to assess how the rise of Chinese sea power will affect U.S maritime strategy in Asia. They argue that China is laying in the groundwork for a sustained challenge to American primacy in maritime Asia. To defend…