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© 2018 ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute/Singapore

© 2018 ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute/Singapore

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
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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
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