CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD vi
3. CONTENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION ix
5. THE REGION
6. Southeast Asia in 2001: A Paradigm in Transition? 3
7. ASEAN: Economic and Financial Developments in 2001 26
8. APEC: Success, Weaknesses, and Future Prospects 42
9. Timor Leste, Timor Timur, East Timor, Timor Lorosa’e: What’s in a Name? 54
10. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
11. Negara Brunei Darussalam: Light at the End of the Tunnel 81
12. CAMBODIA
13. Cambodia: Transitional Pressures and Local Agendas 95
14. INDONESIA
15. Indonesia: The Year of Continuing Turbulence 111
16. The Indonesian Labour Movement: Resurgent or Constrained? 130
17. LAOS
18. Laos: Sedately Seguing into the Twenty-first Century 145
19. MALAYSIA
20. Malaysia: 11 September and the Politics of Incumbency 159
21. Malay Dominance and Opposition Politics in Malaysia 177
22. MYANMAR
23. Myanmar: Secret Talks and Political Paralysis 199
24. THE PHILIPPINES
25. The Philippines: Gloria in Excelsis 215
26. The Philippine Development Puzzle 237
27. SINGAPORE
28. Singapore: A Home, a Nation? 255
29. Rethinking Singapore Inc. and GLCs 282
30. THAILAND
31. Thailand: Thaksin Fever 305
32. Thailand’s Non-Recovery 326
33. VIETNAM
34. Vietnam: Another Milestone and the Country Plods on 345
35. Light within the ASEAN Gloom? Vietnam’s Economy since the Asian Financial Crisis 357