Japan's Role in the Context of the Emerging Asia-Pacific World

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION ix
5. THE REGION
6. Southeast Asia in 1988: Portents for the Future 3
7. The Market Economies of Southeast Asia: Market Forces on the Rise? 37
8. Japan's Role in the Context of the Emerging Asia-Pacific World 51
9. ASEAN Finance and Banking Trends in 1988 66
10. BRUNEI
11. Brunei Darussalam: Continuity and Tradition 91
12. BURMA
13. Burma in 1988: Perestroika with a Military Face 107
14. INDONESIA
15. A HIGHER PROFILE FOR INDONESIA 137
16. PROGRESS IN DEMOCRATIC EXPERIMENT IN INDONESIA? 155
17. KAMPUCHEA
18. Kampuchea: The Search for a Political Solution Gathers Momentum 171
19. LAOS
20. Economic Reform and Structural Change in Laos 187
21. MALAYSIA
22. Malaysia in 1988: A Fractured Polity 211
23. The Economic Upturn in Malaysia 236
24. THE PHILIPPINES
25. The Philippines in 1988: On a Hard Road to Recovery 249
26. The Philippines: Managing Reform in a New Democracy 264
27. SINGAPORE
28. Singapore in 1988: Uncertainties of a Maturing Polity 279
29. The Post-Recessionary Singapore Economy 299
30. THAILAND
31. The End of Premocracy in Thailand 317
32. Thailand: Miss Universe 1988 336
33. VIETNAM
34. Vietnam: A Revolution in Transition 351