After the Storm: Crisis, Recovery and Sustaining Development in Four Asian Economies

After the Storm discusses restructuring and growth strategies adopted in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and South Korea after the currency and financial crisis of 1997-98, These four Asian economies were the most adversely affected despite achieving rapid growth in the 1970s and 1980s, with low inflation and current account surpluses. The book offers fresh insights into …

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WPS 17 The Northern Tai Polity of Lan Na (Babai-Dadian) Between the Late 13th to Mid-16th Centuries: Internal Dynamics and Relations with Her Neighbours

By the mid-15th century the northern Tai (Yuan) polity of Lan Na (Chinese: Babai-dadian) had emerged as one of the most powerful Tai states in mainland Southeast Asia. Lan Na had not only developed into a regional centre of Theravada Buddhism, which culturally had a strong influence on the neighbouring Tai polities, such as Sipsòng …

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ARI Annual Report 2002/2003

FOREWORD Prof Anthony Reid This is the first report of the Asia Research Institute (ARI), and covers the period from 1 April 2002 to 30 June 2003. Although established as a budgetary and administrative unit on 1 July 2001, it began taking clearer shape during 2002, as Christopher Anthony was appointed as Manager on 7 …

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WPS 16 The Pre-Modern East Asian Maritime Realm: An Overview of European-Language Studies

Written in order to introduce Japanese scholars to European-language scholarship on maritime East Asia (comprising Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia), this article presents an overview of such works written mainly over the last 50 years. It is more an annotated bibliography than a review article and includes reference to studies of East Asian nautical technologies, …

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WPS 14 The Internet’s Political Impact and the Penetration/Participation Paradox in Malaysia and Singapore

The utilization of a communication technology for contentious political communication may depend on factors other than its level of diffusion. Accordingly, a country with lower penetration levels for a medium may, paradoxically, exhibit more sophisticated usage of that medium for dissenting journalism than a country with higher penetration. This penetration/participation paradox is seen in the …

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Confucian Democracy: A Deweyan Reconstruction

Through a detailed study of relevant concepts and theories in Confucianism and John Dewey’s pragmatist philosophy, this book illustrates the possibility of Confucian democracy and offers an alternative to Western liberal models. Sor-hoon Tan synthesizes the two philosophies through a comparative examination of individuals and community, democratic ideals of equality and freedom, and the nature …

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Ethnic Business: Chinese Capitalism in Southeast Asia

The role of ethnic Chinese business in Southeast Asia in catalyzing economic development has been hotly debated – and often misunderstood – throughout cycles of boom and bust.This book critically examines some of the key features attributed to Chinese business: business-government relations, the family firm, trust and networks, and supposed ‘Asian’ values. The in-depth case …

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Life Is Not Complete Without Shopping: Consumption Culture in Singapore

One of the clichés that Singaporeans hold most dear is that their lives are a pursuit of the five ‘c’s: cash, cars, condominiums, credit cards and club memberships. Over the last thirty years, Singapore’s PAP government has ‘delivered the goods’ to the people, and this is recognized as a prime reason for its legitimacy. Delivering …

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