CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD v
3. CONTENTS vi
4. INTRODUCTION viii
5. THE REGION
6. Southeast Asia in 1999: A False Dawn? 1
7. Southeast Asia: Towards a Sustained Recovery? 25
8. How Valid Are the South China Sea Claims under the Law of the Sea Convention? 47
9. The East Timor Crisis: A Test Case for Humanitarian Intervention 64
10. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
11. Brunei Darussalam: Weathering the Storm 87
12. CAMBODIA
13. Cambodia: Hun Sen Consolidates Power 101
14. INDONESIA
15. Indonesia: Democratization and the Threat of Disintegration 115
16. The Indonesian Economy under Abdurrahman Wahid 134
17. LAOS
18. Laos: An Episode of Yo-Yo Economics 147
19. MALAYSIA
20. Unfinished Crises: Malaysian Politics in 1999 165
21. Malaysia’s Alternative Approach to Crisis Management 184
22. MYANMAR
23. Myanmar: Political Stasis and a Precarious Economy 203
24. The Failure of Myanmar’s Agricultural Policies 219
25. THE PHILIPPINES
26. The Philippines: Governance Issues Come to the Fore 241
27. SINGAPORE
28. Singapore: A Vision for the New Millennium 259
29. Singapore: Information Technology in an Intelligent Island 276
30. THAILAND
31. Thailand: Farewell to Old-Style Politics? 285
32. The Thai Economy: Stabilization and Reforms 296
33. VIETNAM
34. Vietnam: The Politics of Immobilism Revisited 311