Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction ix
5. The Region
6. SOUTHEAST ASIA AND ASEAN: Running in Place 1
7. SOUTHEAST ASIAN ECONOMIES: Moderating Growth Momentum 23
8. LATENT DANGER: Boundary Disputes and Border Issues in Southeast Asia 38
9. THE FIVE POWER DEFENCE ARRANGEMENTS AT FORTY (1971–2011) 61
10. HOW WILL SOUTHEAST ASIA POSITION ITSELF IN ASIA’S FUTURE IN AN AGE OF SCARCITIES? 73
11. Brunei Darussalam
12. BRUNEI: Making Progress Slowly 87
13. Cambodia
14. CAMBODIA: Capitalist Transformation by Neither Liberal Democracy Nor Dictatorship 101
15. Indonesia
16. INDONESIA: Yudhoyono’s Legacy between Stability and Stagnation 117
17. FINANCING INDONESIA’S AGEING POPULATION 135
18. Laos
19. LAOS: A More Mature and Robust State? 151
20. Malaysia
21. MALAYSIA: Sign of the Times: Election Fever, Recurring Themes, and Political Malaise 169
22. MALAYSIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH MODERATES 185
23. Myanmar
24. MYANMAR: No Turning Back 201
25. THE PROBLEM OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR: Neither Nation-State Nor State-Nation? 220
26. Philippines
27. AQUINO: Pushing the Envelope, Single-mindedly 239
28. THE PHILIPPINES’ NATIONAL TERRITORY 257
29. Singapore
30. SINGAPORE: Transitioning to a “New Normal” in a Post–Lee Kuan Yew Era 263
31. A RETURN TO NORMAL POLITICS: Singapore General Elections 2011 283
32. Thailand
33. THAILAND: Thaksin Survives Yet Disquiet Floods the Kingdom 299
34. FROM INWARD TO OUTWARD: An Assessment of FDI Performance in Thailand 318
35. Timor-Leste
36. TIMOR-LESTE: A More Confident or Overconfident Foreign Policy Actor? 339
37. Vietnam
38. Vietnam: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty? 359