ABSTRACT

The Regional Handbooks of Economic Development series provides accessible overviews of countries within their larger domestic and international contexts, focusing on the relations among regions as they meet the challenges of the twenty first century.

The series allows the non-specialist student to explore a wide range of complex factors-social and political as well as economic-that affect the growth of developing regions in Asia, Europe, and South America. Each Handbook provides an overview chapter discussing the region's economic conditions within an historical and political context, as well as 20 or more chapter-length essays written by recognized experts, which analyze the key issues affecting a region's economy: its population, natural resources, foreign trade, labor problems, and economic inequalities, and other vital factors.

In addition, the volumes offer useful support materials, including a series of appendices that include a detailed chronology of events in the region, a glossary of terms, biographical entries on key personalities, an annotated bibliography of further reading, and a comprehensive analytical index.

part |37 pages

History and Context

part |126 pages

Nation States

chapter Four|15 pages

Thailand

chapter Five|11 pages

Malaysia

chapter Six|11 pages

Singapore

chapter Seven|9 pages

Brunei

chapter Eight|10 pages

The Philippines

chapter Nine|13 pages

Indonesia

chapter Ten|11 pages

East Timor

chapter Eleven|11 pages

Vietnam

chapter Twelve|13 pages

Cambodia

chapter Thirteen|12 pages

Laos

chapter Fourteen|8 pages

Burma

part |52 pages

Facing the New Century

chapter Sixteen|14 pages

Environment, Resources, and Hazards

chapter Seventeen|14 pages

Agriculture

chapter Eighteen|10 pages

Financial Services and the Asian Crisis

part |24 pages

Relations with the Wider World

chapter Nineteen|12 pages

Relations with Northeast Asia