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APEC at 20 : recall, reflect, remake -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) -- 1. APEC: Genesis and Challenges by Andrew Elek -- 2. APEC's Origins and its Future by Peter Drysdale -- 3. Four Adjectives Become a Noun: APEC The Future of Asia-Pacific Cooperation by Charles E. Morrison -- 4. APEC's Eye on the Prize: Participants, Modality, and Confidence-Building by Man-jung Mignonne Chan -- 5. APEC: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead by Zhang Yunling, Shen Minghui -- 6. Revamping APEC's Concerted Unilateral Liberalization by Hadi Soesastro -- 7. APEC at 20: Assessment of Trade/ Investment Liberalization, Facilitation and Ecotech Activities by Ippei Yamazawa -- 8. Integrating the Business Community in the APEC Process: Genesis of the Pacific Business Forum by Tommy Koh,Lee Tsao Yuan, Arun Mahizhnan -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: APEC Member Economies: General Economic Indicators -- Appendix 2: Merchandise Trade in APEC, 1989 -- Appendix 3: Merchandise Trade in APEC, 2008 -- Appendix 4: Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Force among APEC Member Economies -- Appendix 5: Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) among APEC Member Economies for which an Early Announcement has been made to the WTO -- Index.

In 1999, Indonesia embarked on a reform of regional governance that brings self-governance to rural districts and municipalities, i.e., the administrative and democratic capacity needed to apply basic services like healthcare, national legislation and environment policies. This edited volume is the first book, which not only deals with the 1999 legislation but also shows how the deficiencies and contradictions of this legislation reduced implementation between 2001 and 2004 to a try-out. The book also discusses the adaptations that were the focus of the debate on the revision of the 1999 legislation that resulted in the 2004 update legislation and the amendment of the 1945 Constitution. Anthropological case studies of five provinces complement and deepen the findings of the more general survey reports

Deepening democracy in Indonesia ? : direct elections for local leaders (Pilkada) -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- The Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- 1. Indonesia and the Quest for "Democracy" -- 2. Pilkada Langsung: The First Step on the Long Road to a Dualistic Provincial and District Government -- Part I: Political Parties, Politician Elites and the Voters -- 3. Political Parties in Pilkada: Some Problems for Democratic Consolidation -- 4. Batam's 2006 Mayoral Election: Weakened Political Parties and Intensified Power Struggle in Local Indonesia -- 5. The Rising Importance of Personal Networks in Indonesian Local Politics: An Analysis of District Government Head Elections in South Sulawesi in 2005 -- 6. Pilkada, Money Politics and the Dangers of "Informal Governance" Practices -- 7. Electing District Heads in Indonesia: Democratic Deepening or Elite Entrenchment? -- 8. Gender and Reform in Indonesian Politics: The Case of a Javanese Woman Bupati -- 9. Pilkada in Bantul District: Incumbent, Populism and the Decline of Royal Power -- Part II: Media and Campaigns: Comparing Local and National Elections -- 10. Pomp, Piety and Performance: Pilkada in Yogyakarta, 2005 -- 11. Assessing Media Impact on Local Elections in Indonesia -- Part III: Conflict, Ethnicity, and Political Divisions -- 12. Autonomy, Democracy, and Internal Conflict: The 2006 Gubernatorial Elections in Papua -- 13. Conflict and the Growth of Democracy in Manggarai District -- 14. The Return of the Sultan? Patronage, Power, and Political Machines in "Post"-Conflict North Maluku -- 15. Ethnic Politics and the Rise of the Dayak-Bureaucrats in Local Elections: Pilkada in Six Kabupaten in West Kalimantan -- 16. Bare-Chested Politics in Central Sulawesi: The Dynamics of Local Elections in a Post-Conflict Region -- Index.

Pacific food system outlook 2008-2009 : climate change and the food system -- Contents -- Foreword -- Coordinators and Forecasting Panel -- Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, and Agriculture -- Agricultural Productivity in the PECC region, 1980-2008 -- Climate Change Projections and the PECC Food System -- Public and Private Sector Responses -- Selected ReferencesThe Role of Models in Assessing Climate Change Impacts -- Biofuels: A Viable GHG Mitigation Strategy? -- ReferencesImplications for Decision Makers -- References -- Sponsor Profiles -- PECC Members.

Pacific food system outlook 2007-2008 : linkages to growing urban markets spur rural development -- Contents -- Foreword -- Coordinators and Forecasting Panel -- Linkages to Growing Urban Markets Spur Rural Development The Changing Nature of the Future Food System -- Transportation Infrastructure -- Commercial Linkages and Modern Supermarkets -- Policy Implications -- References -- Sponsor Profiles -- PECC Members -- Pacific Economic Cooperation Council.

State dominance in Myanmar : the political economy of industrialization -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- About the Author -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Part I: The Setting -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Enduring Ideas and Lingering Notions -- Part II: Democratic Experiment (1948–62) -- 3. Towards a Socialist Welfare State -- 4. Industrialization and the Economy -- Part III: Direct Military Rule (1962–74) -- 5. Revolutionary Change -- Part IV: One-Party Socialist State (1974–88) -- 6. Planned State under Party Guidance -- 7. Planned Industrialization in the Socialist Framework -- 8. The End of the Socialist Era -- Part V: Military in Charge -- 9. Dual Transition under Military Rule: The State Prevails -- Bibliography -- Index.

Negotiating the Korea-Singapore FTA : a case study -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Background to the Korea-Singapore FTA -- 2. Singapore and Korea: expanding economic linkages -- 3. Korea-Singapore economic relations after FTA: towards a mature partnership -- 4. Salient features of the KSFTA and expected benefits for Singapore -- 5. Singapore-Korea business linkages post-KSFTA and implemention -- 6. Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- Appendix: free trade agreement between the government of the republic of Korea and the government of the republic of Singapore -- Chapter 1: General provisions -- Chapter 2: General definitions -- Chapter 3: National treatment and market access for goods -- Chapter 4: Rules of origin -- Chapter 5: Customs procedures -- Chapter 6: Trade remedies -- Chapter 7: Sanitary and phytosanitary measures -- Chapter 8: Technical barriers to trade and mutual recognition -- Chapter 9: Cross-border trade in services -- Chapter 10: Investment -- Chapter 11: Telecommunications -- Chapter 12: Financial services -- Chapter 13: Temporary entry of business persons -- Chapter 14: Electronic commerce -- Chapter 15: Competition -- Chapter 16: Government procurement -- Chapter 17: Intellectual property rights -- Chapter 18: Co-operation -- Chapter 19: Transparency -- Chapter 20: Dispute settlement -- Chapter 21: Exceptions -- Chapter 22: Administration and final provisions.

Between rising powers : China, Singapore and India -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Chapter I: Introduction: Soundings from History -- Chapter II: Engaging the Powers -- Chapter III: Tentative Encounters: China, India and Indochina -- Chapter IV: Engaging China: Interlocution -- Chapter V: From Tiananmen Square to Hong Kong -- Chapter VI: Asian Values -- Chapter VII: Suzhou Industrial Park -- Chapter VIII: Taiwan -- Chapter IX: ASEAN -- Chapter X: America -- Chapter XI: Engaging India -- Chapter XII: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Asian security reassessed -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Part One: Approaches to Asian Security -- Chapter One: The Evolution of Security Thinking: An Overview -- Part Two: Security Management by Asian States and Regional Institutions -- Chapter Two: Asia from Colonialism to Culturalism -- Chapter Three: Japan and East Asian Regional Security -- Chapter Four: China's Security Strategy and Policies -- Chapter Five: United States Security Policies in Asia -- Chapter Six: Regional Security Institutions: ASEAN, ARF, SCO and KEDO -- Part Three: Non-Traditional Challenges to Asian Security -- Chapter Seven: Weapons Proliferation in Asia -- Chapter Eight: Conflicts over Natural Resources and the Environment -- Chapter Nine: Ethnic Conflict, Separatism and Terrorism -- Chapter Ten: Irregular Migration as a Security Issue -- Chapter Eleven: Globalization and Asian Financial Insecurity -- Chapter Twelve: Challenges to Human Rights and Civil Liberties -- Part Four: New Concepts of Asian Security -- Chapter Thirteen: Asian Security as a Global Public Good -- Chapter Fourteen: Communities and Security in Pacific Asia -- Chapter Fifteen: Traditionalism and Change in the Asian Security Discourse -- Index.

Indonesia's fires and haze : the cost of catastrophe -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Organizations and contributors -- 1. Causes and impacts of the fires -- 2. Research methods -- 3. Malaysia -- 4. Singapore -- 5. Indonesia -- 6. Conclusions and policy recommendations -- Index.

Framing the ASEAN Charter : an ISEAS perspective -- Contents -- Foreword -- About the authors -- Part I -- 1. Framing the ASEAN charter: an ISEAS perspective by Rodolfo Severino -- Part II -- 2. Towards an ASEAN charter: regional economic integration by Denis Hew -- 3. Towards an ASEAN charter: promoting an ASEAN regional identity by Leo Suryadinata -- 4. Towards an ASEAN charter: some thoughts from the legal perspective by Locknie Hsu -- 5. Towards an ASEAN charter: lessons from the European union by Joergen Oerstroem Moeller -- Workshop participants.

Anti-Chinese violence and transitions in Indonesia, June 1998-October 1999 / Jemma Purdey -- Reconstituting the ethnic Chinese in post-Soeharto Indonesia / Tim Lindsey -- Buddhism and Confucianism in contemporary Indonesia / Leo Suryadinata -- Portrait of the Chinese in post-Soeharto Indonesia / Arief Budiman -- The Makam Juang Mandor monument / Mary Somers Heidhues -- Confucianists and revolutionaries in Surabaya, c1880-c1906 / Claudine Salmon -- The Chinese and the early centuries of conversion to Islam in Indonesia / Jean Gelman Taylor -- The agony of love, a study of peranakan Chinese courtship and marriage / Christine Pitt -- Peranakan Chinese and wayang in Java / Helen Pausacker.