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Restoring East Asia's dynamism -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction by Seiichi Masuyama -- 1. From Currency to Economic Crisis by Yoopi Abimanyu -- 2. The Banking System and the Savings Rate in the Philippines by Victor A. Abola, Emilio Neri, Jr. and Richard Supangan -- 3. Corporate Governance in Thailand: From Crisis to Recovery by Deunden Nikomborirak and Somkiat Tangkitvanich -- 4. Exports and Economic Recovery A Malaysian Perspective by Ong Hong Cheong -- 5. Reform of China's State-owned Enterprises in Face of the Asian Financial Crisis by Hu Jiangyun -- 6. Regaining International Competitiveness: Hong Kong after the Asian Financial Crisis by Edward K.Y. Chen and Raymond Ng -- 7. Singapore's Response to the Challenges of the Asian Crisis and Globalisation by Chia Siow Yue -- 8. The Past and Future Role of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Taiwan's Economic Development by Jiann-Chyuan Wang -- 9. The Role of Japan's Direct Investment in Restoring East Asia's Dynamism: Focus on ASEAN by Seiichi Masuyama -- Appendix 9.A: Case Study: Japan's Direct Investment and the Electronics Industry in ASEAN Hisami Mitarai -- Appendix 9.B: Case Study: Impact of the Crisis on the Automobile Industry in ASEAN and Outlook for the Future by Y. Iwasa -- 10. A Re-Evaluation of Asian Values by Phillip Wonhyuk Lim -- The Editors.

Le Dang Doanh: Economic developments and prospects. - S. 6-20. Nguyen Tri Khiem: Policy reform and the microeconomic environment in the agricultural sector. - S. 21-41. Nguyen Tuan Dung: Foreign direct investment in Vietnam. - S. 69-89. Maitland, Elizabeth: Foreign investors in Vietnam. An Australian case study. - S. 90-106

Designed to be a core book for students, the work is a commendable introduction to the history of Singapore, in seven main parts, from the history and geography of early Singapore to political developments in the 1980s. Well organised and well produced, with maps, tables and pictures, bibliographies and index. (Verlag)

Vol. 1: Joint final report. - XXXI,206 S.; Vol. 2: Executive summary. - 11 S

Pirates, ports, and coasts in Asia : historical and contemporary perspectives -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the Contributors -- Part 1. Introduction -- 1. Pirates, Ports, and Coasts in Asia by John Kleinen and Manon Osseweijer -- 2. Piracy in Asian Waters: Problems of Definition by Michael Pearson -- Part 2: East Asia -- 3. Giang Binh: Pirate Haven and Black Market on the Sino-Vietnamese Frontier, 1780–1802 by Robert J. Antony -- 4. Tonkin Rear for China Front: The Dutch East India Company's Strategy for the North-Eastern Vietnamese Ports in the 1660s by Hoang Anh Tuan -- 5. South Fujian the Disputed Coast, Power and Counter-power by Paola Calanca -- 6. Maritime Piracy through a Barbarian Lens: Punishment and Representation (the S.S. Namoa Hijack Case [1890–91]) by John Kleinen -- Part 3: Southeast Asia -- 7. Violence and Armed Robbery in Indonesian Seas by Adrian B. Lapian -- 8. Robbers and Traders: Papuan Piracy in the Seventeenth Century by Gerrit Knaap -- 9. The Port of Jolo: International Trade and Slave Raiding by James Warren -- 10. Pirates in the Periphery: Eastern Sulawesi 1820–1905 by Esther Velthoen -- 11. Suppressing Piracy in Asia: Decolonization and International Relations in a Maritime Border Region (the Sulu Sea), 1959–63 by Stefan Ekl๖f Amirell -- 12. Contemporary Maritime Piracy in the Waters off Semporna, Sabah by Carolin Liss -- 13. Piracy in Contemporary Sulu:An Ethnographical Case Study by Ikuya Tokoro -- Index.

Pilot studies for a new Penang -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Contributors -- Foreword: A Blueprint for Sustainable Development Speech by Lim Guan Eng Penang Chief Minister (Penang Outlook Forum 2009) -- Foreword: Two Islands with Similar Experiences Speech by Ambassador K. Kesavapany Director of ISEAS (Penang Outlook Forum) -- Introduction: Political Masters and Master Plans Goh Ban Lee & Ooi Kee Beng -- 1. Moving Penang from Past to Present by Lee Kah Choon & Chan Huan Chiang -- 2. Asia's Shift towards Innovation and Its Implications for Penang by Poh-Kam Wong & Ho Yuen Ping -- 3. Shallow Pockets but Close to the Action: Industrial Policy at the Sub-national Level and the Case of Penang by Francis E. Hutchinson -- 4. Implementing Pro-Employment Policies at the Sub-national Level by Liew Chin Tong & Francis E. Hutchinson -- 5. Re-thinking State and Health Care in Penang by Chan Chee Khoon -- 6. Social Justice and the Penang Housing Question by Goh Ban Lee -- 7. Some Thoughts on Private Higher Education in Penang by Sin I-Lin -- 8. Re-examining State Finances and Governance: The Challenge for Penang by Suresh Narayanan, Lim Mah Hui and Ong Wooi Leng1 -- 9. Tweaking the State Delivery Mechanism: The Case of the MPPP by Ooi Kee Beng & Goh Ban Lee -- 10. Positioning Penang for Sustainable Growth by Nungsari Ahmad Radhi & Hamdan Abd Majeed -- 11. The Wage-Productivity Question and Women in the Workforce: A Labour Statistics Approach for the Penang State Government by Hwa Yue-Yi -- 12. The Embodiment of Social Justice in Employment Legislation and HR Practices by Ajit Singh Jessy -- Epilogue: Social Dimensions of Economic Development Closing speech by P. Ramasamy Second Deputy Chief Minister of Penang (Penang Outlook Forum 2009).

Russia-ASEAN relations : new directions -- Contents -- Foreword by Ambassador K. Kesavapany -- Foreword by Professor Gennady Chufrin -- The Contributors -- The Editors -- Part I: Overview of ASEAN-Russia Relations -- 1. Russia, ASEAN and East Asia -- 2. Non-Economic Approach in Russia–ASEAN Relations: Changes in Asia, Changes in Russia -- 3. Current State of Russia–ASEAN Trade and Economic Relations -- Part II: East Asian Community -- 4. Prospects of East Asian Community and the Role of China -- 5. ASEAN AND CHINA East Asia Community Building and Prospects for the Future -- 6. China's Peace Offensive in Southeast Asia and Russia's Regional Imperatives -- 7. Expanding Singapore's Economic Space: Building Highways, Forging Links -- 8. ASEAN's Leading Role in East Asian Multilateral Dialogue on Security Matters: Rhetoric versus Reality -- 9. Towards the East Asian Community -- Part III: Energy -- 10. Energy Inter-dependence in East Asia: Russia's Contribution to Energy/Gas Cooperation in East Asia -- 11. Energy Security in East Asia: Challenges and Responses -- Index.

The Eurasian space : far more than two continents -- Contents -- 1. Introduction — The Eurasian Space: Far More Than Two Continents -- 2. ASEM: Value-Added to International Relations and to the Asia-Europe Relationship -- 3. Collective Identity-Building through Trans-regionalism: ASEM and East Asian Regional Identity -- 4. Inter-regionalism and Regional Actors: The EU-ASEAN Example -- 5. ASEM's Extra-regionalism: Converging Europe's and East Asia's External Projections toward Other Regions -- 6. ASEM — A Catalyst for Dialogue an Co-operation: The Case of FEALAC -- 7. ASEM's Security Agenda Revisited1 -- 8. The Euro and East Asian Monetary Co-operation -- 9. China and ASEM: Strengthening Multilateralism Through Inter-regionalism* -- 10. Japan and ASEM -- 11. Korea and ASEM -- Abbreviations -- References -- Contributors.