CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE vii
4. INTRODUCTION ix
5. POLITICAL OUTLOOK
6. Southeast Asia’s Security and Political Outlook 3
7. THE UNITED STATES IN THE EAST ASIA SUMMIT 10
8. THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE: ALL HANDS ON DECK? 14
9. ASEAN DIVIDES 18
10. A MATTER OF TRUST: SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES AND STATE INSTITUTIONS 22
11. TIMOR-LESTE: FOOD SECURITY AND PROFITS 27
12. THE ASEAN-10
13. Brunei Darussalam 30
14. Cambodia 35
15. Indonesia 39
16. Laos 43
17. Malaysia 47
18. Myanmar 51
19. The Philippines 57
20. Singapore 62
21. Thailand 69
22. Vietnam 74
23. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
24. REGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 81
25. SECOND-TIER CITIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 88
26. SINGAPORE AND THE INTEGRATED RESORTS 92
27. URBANIZATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: DEVELOPING SMART CITIES FOR THE FUTURE? 96
28. APEC: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD 101
29. NEW ECONOMIC MODEL: WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR MALAYSIA 106
30. THE ASEAN-10
31. Brunei Darussalam 109
32. Cambodia 112
33. Indonesia 121
34. Laos 127
35. Malaysia 131
36. Myanmar 142
37. The Philippines 151
38. Singapore 158
39. Thailand 166
40. Vietnam 172
41. THE CONTRIBUTORS 181