The world is undergoing dramatic transformations in the wake of the crumbling of the Cold War order, and the ebbs and flows of these changes are not passing unnoticed in Southeast Asia. Indeed, the region is witnessing its own mini-versions of glasnot and perestroika, as countries like Vietnam,...

This book traces the process of government control over the industry. It outlines, first, the role of British oil companies, during the colonial period. The post-independence policies of the Burmese Government(1948-63) led to a joint venture between the state and British oil companies and later...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables -- 1 Geography and Economic Setting -- 2 Expansion and Problems, 1943-1960 -- 3 Agriculture -- 4 Industry -- 5 Trade, Banking, and Government -- 6 Recent Economic Performance and the Future -- Appendix: Structural Interdependence: An Input-Output View...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- PART I THE SETTING -- I. Evolution of Economic Systems -- II. Population, Income, and the Allocation of Productive Effort -- PART II ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCTION -- III. Agriculture and Land Tenure -- IV. The Mining Industry -- V. Transportation -- VI....

OECD Economic Outlook No. 114 covers annual and quarterly data from 1960 until 2025. The OECD Economic Outlook analyses the major economic trends over the coming years as well as market forecasts and projections. It provides in-depth coverage of the main economic issues and the policy measures...

While Thailand's health system has fared relatively well through the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's economy faced significant strains and likely a harsher downturn than other economies in Southeast Asia. In particular, the services sector-heavily reliant on international tourism-suffered, and...

It is widely accepted that countries' institutions play a major role in their economic development. Yet, the way they affect, and are affected by, development, and how to reform them are still poorly understood. In this companion volume, State and Business in Tanzania diagnoses the main...

Benin is a small, slow-growing economy whose development relies on two sources of rent that are controlled by self-centred elites: cotton export and illegal cross-border trade with Nigeria. Patrimonialism governs Beninese society as a forceful struggle for political power takes place between the...