Southeast Asian Affairs 2012

✍ Scribed by Daljit Singh (editor); Pushpa Thambipillai (editor)

• Publisher: ISEAS Publishing
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 396
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Founded in 1974, Southeast Asian Affairs provides, without fear or favour, informed and in-depth annual analyses of this vibrant region and its component countries. It is the only publication which does this and is in its own class without peers. It is a mandatory reference and read for those seriously interested in knowing Southeast Asia." - Professor A.B. Shamsul, Founding Director, Institute of Ethnic Studies, Universiti Bebangsaan Malaysia. "Now in its 39th edition, Southeast Asian Affairs offers an indispensable guide to this fascinating region. Lively, analytical, authoritative, and accessible, there is nothing comparable in quality or range to this series. It is a must read for academics, government officials, the business community, the media and anybody with an interest in contemporary Southeast Asia. Drawing on its unparalleled network of researchers and commentators, ISEAS is to be congratulated for producing this major contribution to our understanding of this diverse and fast-changing region, to a consistently high standard and in a timely manner." - Hal Hill, H.W. Arndt Professor of Southeast Asian Economies, Australian National University

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword
Introduction
The Region
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND ASEAN: Running in Place
SOUTHEAST ASIAN ECONOMIES: Moderating Growth Momentum
LATENT DANGER: Boundary Disputes and Border Issues in Southeast Asia
THE FIVE POWER DEFENCE ARRANGEMENTS AT FORTY (1971–2011)
HOW WILL SOUTHEAST ASIA POSITION ITSELF IN ASIA’S FUTURE IN AN AGE OF SCARCITIES?
Brunei Darussalam
BRUNEI: Making Progress Slowly
Cambodia
CAMBODIA: Capitalist Transformation by Neither Liberal Democracy Nor Dictatorship
Indonesia
INDONESIA: Yudhoyono’s Legacy between Stability and Stagnation
FINANCING INDONESIA’S AGEING POPULATION
Laos
LAOS: A More Mature and Robust State?
Malaysia
MALAYSIA: Sign of the Times: Election Fever, Recurring Themes, and Political Malaise
MALAYSIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH MODERATES
Myanmar
MYANMAR: No Turning Back
THE PROBLEM OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR: Neither Nation-State Nor State-Nation?
Philippines
AQUINO: Pushing the Envelope, Single-mindedly
THE PHILIPPINES’ NATIONAL TERRITORY
Singapore
SINGAPORE: Transitioning to a “New Normal” in a Post–Lee Kuan Yew Era
A RETURN TO NORMAL POLITICS: Singapore General Elections 2011
Thailand
THAILAND: Thaksin Survives Yet Disquiet Floods the Kingdom
FROM INWARD TO OUTWARD: An Assessment of FDI Performance in Thailand
Timor-Leste
TIMOR-LESTE: A More Confident or Overconfident Foreign Policy Actor?
Vietnam
Vietnam: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty?