Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction ix
5. The Region
6. Southeast Asia in 2007: Domestic Concerns, Delicate Bilateral Relations, and Patchy Regionalism 1
7. The Regional Economy: Looking Forward by Looking Back 28
8. India’s Geopolitics and Southeast Asian Security 43
9. ASEAN AT FORTY
10. ASEAN at Forty: A Balance Sheet 61
11. The ASEAN Charter: An Opportunity Missed or One that Cannot Be Missed? 71
12. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
13. Brunei Darussalam: Making a Concerted Effort 87
14. CAMBODIA
15. Cambodia: A Decade after the Coup 107
16. INDONESIA
17. Indonesia’s Year of Living Normally: Taking the Long View on Indonesia’s Progress 121
18. Indonesian State-owned Enterprises: The Challenge of Reform 146
19. LAOS
20. Laos: At the Crossroads 169
21. Malaysia
22. Malaysia in 2007: Abdullah Administration under Siege 185
23. The Malaysian Economy: Developments and Challenges 207
24. “Developmental” States and Economic Growth at the Sub-national Level: 223 The Case of Penang 223
25. MYANMAR
26. Myanmar in 2007: Growing Pressure for Change but the Regime Remains Obdurate 245
27. Responding to Strategies and Programmes of Myanmar’s Military Regime: An Economic Viewpoint 274
28. Philippines
29. The Philippines: Weak State, Resilient President 291
30. SINGAPORE
31. Singapore: Success at Home, Challenges from Abroad 313
32. Thailand
33. Thailand: State of Anxiety 331
34. TIMOR-LESTE
35. Timor-Leste: A Year of Democratic Elections 357
36. Vietnam
37. Vietnam: Arriving in the World — and at a Crossroads 373