Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION ix
5. THE REGION
6. Southeast Asia at Mid-Decade: Independence through Interdependence 1
7. Southeast Asian Economic Growth: Can the Momentum be Maintained? 28
8. Evolving Security and Economic Institutions 48
9. AFTA in the Light of New Economic Developments 61
10. South Korea in Southeast Asia: Enhancing Returns and Reassurances 74
11. The Urban Environment in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities 89
12. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
13. Brunei Darussalam: After a Decade of Independence 111
14. CAMBODIA
15. Cambodia: The Royal Government on Trial 127
16. INDONESIA
17. Indonesia: Preparing for Post-Soeharto Rule and its Impact on Democratization 149
18. The Growth of an Industrial Labour Force and Decline of Poverty in Indonesia 164
19. LAOS
20. Laos: Towards Subregional Integration 177
21. MALAYSIA
22. Malaysia: A Year Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying ... Something? 199
23. Vision 2020 and Malaysian Foreign Policy: Strategic Evolution and the Mahathir Impact 220
24. MYANMAR
25. Myanmar: New, but Different? 241
26. PHILIPPINES
27. The Philippines: Remarkable Economic Turnaround and Qualified Political Success 259
28. The Philippine Economy: What's Right, What's Wrong 273
29. SINGAPORE
30. Singapore: Consolidating the New Political Economy 291
31. Court Practice: Singapore at a Legal Threshold 309
32. THAILAND
33. Thailand: Slow Government, Sluggish Democratization? 327
34. The Political Economy of Decentralization in Thailand 343
35. VIETNAM
36. Vietnam: Taking Stock of Reforms and Dogma 365
37. Foreign Direct Investment, Institutional Change, and Vietnam's Gradualist Approach to Reform 382