LAW AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN PERSPECTIVE: METHODOLOGY, HISTORY, AND PARADIGM CHANGE

Since World War II, Southeast Asian countries have achieved the most successful development among all developing countries in the world. 1 This is an undeniable fact in spite of the fact that these countries were suddenly trapped by a serious financial crisis in mid-1997. At present, they are still striving to recover from the disastrous aftershock ofthis crisis in the economic, political, and social fields.2