Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD v
3. PREFACE vi
4. CONTENTS vii
5. The Region
6. Southeast Asia: Political Crosscurrents at the Juncture of Two Eras 1
7. A Commentary on the Southeast Asian Economic Scene: The Cases of Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia 28
8. Southeast Asia: The Challenges of Economic Independence 56
9. Achievements of and Prospects for ASEAN: Some Preliminary Views 65
10. ASEAN, North Vietnam and the Communist Challenge 72
11. The New Indochina and its Implications for the Region 80
12. Southeast Asian Strategic Environment: An Indian View 92
13. The Question of the "Overseas Chinese" 101
14. Law of the Sea and Southeast Asian Problems 111
15. Australia's Relations with Southeast Asia Since 1972 121
16. Some Thoughts on the Status of Women in Southeast Asia: 1975, the International Women's Year 130
17. BRUNEI
18. Brunei: Prospects for a "Protectorate" 147
19. BURMA
20. Burma: Political Unrest and Economic Stagnation 167
21. INDONESIA
22. Indonesia: Internal Developments and External Outlook 177
23. Problems and Reforms in Indonesian Development Administration 192
24. State Enterprises in Indonesia: Present Issues and Future Prospects 201
25. MALAYSIA
26. Malaysia: The New Mood 209
27. The Security "Gap" in Peninsular Malaysia 234
28. Bahasa Malaysia: Its Modernization and its Relation to the Politics of National Unity tn Peninsular Malaysia 242
29. The Philippines
30. The Philippines: A Question of Earnest Intentions 251
31. The Philippines and the United States Today 269
32. The National Language Situation in the Philippines Today in the Context of Southeast Asia 309
33. Singapore
34. Singapore: Surmounting Assessables) Encountering Intangibles 317
35. The Singapore Economy in 1975f·: Stagnation and Recovery 340
36. A Review of British Defence and Foreign Policies and their Effects on Singapore and the Rest of the Region 348
37. Thailand
38. The Rising of the Rightist Phoenix 355
39. American Military Withdrawal from Thailand 394
40. Foreign Trade and the Balance of Payments: Performance and Prospects 398
41. TIMOR
42. East Timor: Civil War- Causes and Consequences 409
43. Vietnam
44. Vietnam: A Year of Peace 421
45. The Vietnamese Communist Movement Revisited 445
46. Restructuring the Economy of South Vietnam 467
47. NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 485