This book discusses and identifies the modernizing trends, which have changed Southeast Asian countries in varying ways. After an overview of current concepts of modernity, the following chapters introduce issues of education, citizenship and ethnicity, religion, the emergence of the middle...

1. Global Production Networks: Participation and Structural Break (Agus Miftahul Ilmi and Fithra Faisal Hastiadi) -- 2. Does Democracy Cause Regional Disintegration? The Effect of Democracy on ASEAN Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Trade (Faris Maulana and Fithra Faisal Hastiadi) -- 3....

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Tools to Standardize and Monitor Statistical Capacity and Data Quality -- Chapter 3 Method and Data Sources to Analyze Data Quality in the ASEAN -- Chapter 4 Data Quality Analysis of Group A: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines -- Chapter 5 data...

Theoretical framework of ersatz capitalism -- Research design and methods -- Varieties of ersatz capitalism in Malaysia -- Case study of Malaysia's automotive industry development -- Case study of Malaysia's ICT industry development -- Varieties of ersatz capitalism in Indonesia -- Case study of...

How did imported technology contribute to the development of the colony of Singapore? Who were the main agents of change in this process? Was there extensive transfer and diffusion of Western science and technology into the port-city? How did the people respond to change? Examining areas such as...

The aftermath of the global economic breakdown in 2008–9 underscores the risks facing Southeast Asia’s growth prospects. Although the region has demonstrated exceptional resilience to external shocks emanating from economic powerhouses around the globe, Southeast Asia is in dire need of an...

The Singapore Lecture is designed to provide an opportunity for distinguished statesmen and leaders of thought and knowledge to reach a wider audience in Singapore. The presence of such eminent personalities allows Singaporeans, especially younger executives and decision-makers in both the...

This book is the first on the history of the marine fisheries of Southeast Asia. It takes as its central theme the movement of fisheries into new fishing grounds, particularly the diverse ecosystems that make up the seas of Southeast Asia. This process accelerated between the 1950s and 1970s in...