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Electoral Dynamics in Malaysia
  • Findings from the Grassroots
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    10 November 2017
    Print publication:
    05 December 2013
  • Malaysia’s 13th general election, held 5 May 2013, saw an unprecedentedly close race between the incumbent Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Alliance, Pakatan) coalitions. For the first time in Malaysian history, a challenger coalition not only kept the BN from regaining the two-thirds parliamentary super-majority it had lost in the previous election, in 2008, but eked out a slim majority of the popular vote. While many Malaysian election is a big event, this one in particular merits close scrutiny. The present volume offers evidence and analysis with which to probe both the merits of common interpretations of who voted how, and why, and to suggest new readings on Malaysian politics.“This team of well-coordinated young scholars has produced what is, without any argument, the best, most comprehensive and broadly based study ever of Malaysian electoral politics. With a common approach and format, their local case studies highlight not the ‘wholesale’ politics of broad national party strategy but the ground-level ‘retail’ promotion of local candidates. Malaysian electoral politics is local, these closely-focused studies show. Because voters wish to ‘own’ their local representatives, and they can own only those whom they know and can in some measure control. This is how fresh, young eyes see the familiar ‘slog’ of this country's ground-level electioneering. Thanks to them we now have a new base-line for future Malaysian electoral studies.”— Clive Kessler, The University of New South Wales

Marketization in ASEAN
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    10 November 2017
    Print publication:
    01 January 1991
  • How can public enterprises be made more efficient? Where should the line between public and private production be drawn? What can countries do to minimize the losses sustained by public enterprises? What is the current perception of the role of the state in production in Southeast Asia, and particularly in ASEAN? What are the political, legal and administrative constraints pertaining to the divestment and/or marketization of public enterprises? Is the situation in Southeast Asia different from that in Europe? These are some of the questions this volume tackles.

Technology and Skills in ASEAN
  • An Overview
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    09 November 2017
    Print publication:
    01 January 1988
  • This work is the result of collaborative research between ASEAN and Japanese scholars. It consists of two parts. The first focuses on the experiences and technology development efforts in ASEAN by ASEAN researchers. The second focuses on Japanese researchers' perceptions on ASEAN needs and performances in technology development; and Japan's historical experience as a recipient of international technology transfer.

Tribal Communities in the Malay World
  • Historical, Cultural and Social Perspectives
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    09 November 2017
    Print publication:
    26 August 2002
  • The Malay World (Alam Melayu), spanning the Malay Peninsula, much of Sumatra, and parts of Borneo, has long contained within it a variety of populations. Most of the Malays have been organized into the different kingdoms (kerajaan Melayu) from which they have derived their identity. But the territories of those kingdoms have also included tribal peoples – both Malay and non-Malay – who have held themselves apart from those kingdoms in varying degrees. In the last three decades, research on these tribal societies has aroused increasing interest.This book explores the ways in which the character of these societies relates to the Malay kingdoms that have held power in the region for many centuries past, as well as to the modern nation-states of the region. It brings together researchers committed to comparative analysis of the tribal groups living on either side of the Malacca Straits – in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. New theoretical and descriptive approaches are presented for the study of the social and cultural continuities and discontinuities manifested by tribal life in the region.

ASEAN-Russia Relations
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    09 November 2017
    Print publication:
    27 February 2006
  • With the rise of India and China, the rest of Asia is feeling the great impact of socio-economic changes and challenges created by these twin engines of progress and cooperation. The question on the minds of regional analysts is: Where is Russia in the midst of these vast changes? What is its role? How and why is a great power like Russia adopting such a low profile in the region? In what ways can ASEAN engage Russia?Currently, Russia's interaction with ASEAN is limited to dialogue between both parties; trade between both sides is categorized by Russian arms sales and ASEAN raw materials. This book sets out to help explain these anomalies and puzzles, by examining the state of relations between Russia and selected individual ASEAN countries. Several interesting ideas are offered, such as a proposal for a Russia-ASEAN FTA; building tourism/business bridges through budget airlines; and proposals to strengthen and energize the ASEAN-Russia dialogue.

ASEAN and the EC
  • The Impact of 1992
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    09 November 2017
    Print publication:
    01 January 1991
  • European economic integration has gathered new momentum since Member States of the European Community (EC) signed the Single European Act in February 1986 aimed at creating a region with no internal frontiers and with free movement of goods and services, capital, labour and the professions by the end of the year 1992. Since then, numerous decisions have been made by EC heads of governments , the EC Council of Members, the EC Commission, the European Parliament and the twelve national parliaments in order to achieve this ambitious goal. As third world countries are increasingly becoming more aware of the emerging internal EC market, they are increasingly concerned about the implications and repercussions of this single European market on their future economic relations with the EC and the impact on their national economies.

Wang Gungwu
  • Junzi: Scholar-Gentleman in Conversation with Asad-ul Iqbal Latif
  • Gungwu Wang
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    09 November 2017
    Print publication:
    14 October 2010
  • This book of interviews with Professor Wang Gungwu, published to felicitate him on his 80th birthday in 2010, seeks to convey to a general audience something of the life, times and thoughts of a leading historian, Southeast Asianist, Sinologist and public intellectual. The interviews flesh out Professor Wang's views on being Chinese in Malaya; his experience of living and working in Malaysia, Singapore and Australia; the Vietnam War; Hong Kong and its return to China; the rise of China; Taiwan's, Japan's and India's place in the emerging scheme of things; and on the United States in an age of terrorism and war. The book includes an interview with his wife, Mrs Margaret Wang, on their life together for half a century. Two interviews by scholars on Professor Wang's work are also included, as are his curriculum vitae and a select bibliography of his works.What comes across in this book is how Professor Wang was buffeted by feral times and hostile worlds but responded to them as a left-liberal humanist who refused to cut ideological corners. This book records his response to tumultuous times on hindsight, but with a keen sense of having lived through the times of which he speaks.

State-Owned Enterprise Reform in Vietnam
  • Lessons from Asia
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    09 November 2017
    Print publication:
    01 November 1996
  • This study is a collaborative effort between officials and researchers from the transitional economy of Vietnam and researchers from the market economies of Japan and ASEAN. The first section covers aspects of the reform process undertaken in Vietnam as perceived by Vietnamese officials and scholars, and includes rare data and statistics. Section two deals with relevant aspects of the process of deregulation, liberalization and privatization experienced in Japan and the ASEAN countries. The final section provides recommendations for consideration by Vietnam's economic reform planners. Vietnam became a member of ASEAN on 1 July 1995. This study can possibly contribute to Vietnam's integration into the ASEAN economies.Contributors includePhan Van Tiem Nguyen Van Thanh Nguyen Ngoc Tuan Ngo Tri Long Ho Phuong Nguyen Van Huy Tran Van Nghia Le Dang Doanh Kiyoshi Nakamura Faisal R. Harahap Mukul G. Asher Ian Thynne

ASEAN in the New Asia
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    09 November 2017
    Print publication:
    01 July 1997
  • This volume consists of six substantive contributions covering a range of economic and political/security concerns including AFTA and intra-regional trade liberalization; foreign direct investment in Southeast Asia; EU-ASEAN relationships, ASEAN and the security of Southeast Asia, and ASEAN in the 21st century.

U.S. Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region
  • Meeting the Challenges of Post Cold-War Era
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    09 November 2017
    Print publication:
    01 January 1992
  • US Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region: Meeting the Challenges of the Post Cold War Era

Security Challenges for Southeast Asia after the Cold War
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    09 November 2017
    Print publication:
    01 January 1992
  • Excerpt: "We at the end of the Cold war can also draw some lessons from that experience. We can take encouragement from the Un Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali's blueprint to make the UN a more effective global security instrument. But the UN cannot do it all. There are vital supporting roles to be played by regional and sub-regional organizations in building a viable world order within the current UN framework. I must emphasize the contribution which these organizations can make to security not only in their own neighbourhoods but also globally though putting forward their own ideas on this subject in the international debate. ASEAN should do this with confidence, bearing in mind its successful record of solving the non-Cold War problems of state development of the post-1945 period.

  • Foreword

  • Leo Suryadinata
  • Book:
    The Growing "Strategic Partnership" between Indonesia and China Faces Difficult Challenges
    Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    12 March 2019
    Print publication:
    08 November 2017, pp v-vi

  • Summary

    The economic, political, strategic and cultural dynamism in Southeast Asia has gained added relevance in recent years with the spectacular rise of giant economies in East and South Asia. This has drawn greater attention to the region and to the enhanced role it now plays in international relations and global economics.

    The sustained effort made by Southeast Asian nations since 1967 towards a peaceful and gradual integration of their economies has had indubitable success, and perhaps as a consequence of this, most of these countries are undergoing deep political and social changes domestically and are constructing innovative solutions to meet new international challenges. Big Power tensions continue to be played out in the neighbourhood despite the tradition of neutrality exercised by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

    The Trends in Southeast Asia series acts as a platform for serious analyses by selected authors who are experts in their fields. It is aimed at encouraging policy makers and scholars to contemplate the diversity and dynamism of this exciting region.

  • The Political Economy of Chinese Investment in Cambodia

  • Vannarith Chheang
  • Book:
    The Political Economy of Chinese Investment in Cambodia
    Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    12 March 2019
    Print publication:
    08 November 2017, pp vii-viii

  • Summary

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • • China suffers from a trust deficit in the region, and Southeast Asian countries have adopted hedging strategies, at varying degrees, aimed at diversifying their economic and strategic interests from Chinese investments and influence.

  • • Cambodia considers China as an important strategic and economic partner in providing performance legitimacy and as a countervailing force against its immediate neighbours.

  • • Cambodia's economic overdependence and power asymmetry have enabled China to exert significant political leverage over the Kingdom, especially on international issues affecting China's core national interest such as the South China Sea dispute.

  • • Local communities are discontented with some Chinese investment projects, especially hydropower plants and land concessions, which have infringed on labour rights and environmental protection.

  • • Given the public resentment and dynamic changes and transformations of politico-social environment in Cambodia, China needs to address the concerns and issues raised by local communities in order to sustain and enlarge its political and economic footprint. Promoting good corporate governance, as well as social and environmental responsibility, would help.

  • The Growing “Strategic Partnership” between Indonesia and China Faces Difficult Challenges

  • Leo Suryadinata
  • Book:
    The Growing "Strategic Partnership" between Indonesia and China Faces Difficult Challenges
    Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    12 March 2019
    Print publication:
    08 November 2017, pp 1-25

  • Summary

    INTRODUCTION

    Indonesia established diplomatic ties with Beijing in 1950 soon after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Relations began steadily but experienced a hiccup in 1959–60 due to Jakarta's ban on retail trade, which affected many ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. This resulted in a Chinese Indonesian exodus to China, but cordial relations were quickly restored when Sukarno returned to power. As the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) grew to become a major actor, Sukarno moved further to the left: Sukarno's Indonesia and Mao Zedong's China eventually established the Jakarta–Hanoi–Beijing Axis during the 1962–65 period.

    The struggle between the PKI and the Army led to the 1965 abortive coup and the dissolution of the PKI, followed by the fall of Sukarno and the triumph of the Army represented by General Suharto. Suharto considered the PRC, which supported the PKI, a major threat, and he froze diplomatic ties for twenty-three years until 1990. Tensions remained, however, and it was only after the fall of Suharto in 1998, and especially after the departure of President B.J. Habibie, that the relationship between Jakarta and Beijing became cordial again. Abdurrahman Wahid (Gur Dur) and Megawati Sukarnoputri started the improvement in relations. Both presidents were in office only for a short period, however, and more significant improvement took place only during the Yudhoyono presidency, which lasted for ten years, and in the subsequent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo period.

    Indonesia today is a populous and resource-rich country but has a weak state with major economic and political problems. The Jokowi government has been eager to develop Indonesia's economy, while China now is an emerging superpower with surplus capital, goods and labour in need of overseas markets and development opportunities. It is obvious that there is mutual need between Indonesia and China. However, various issues in this cooperation remain, but in the short term, it appears that there will be more cooperation than competition.

    THE YUDHOYONO PRESIDENCY (20 OCTOBER 2004 TO 19 OCTOBER 2014)

    China in the twenty-first century has been eager to improve relations with Indonesia. Even before Yudhoyono was officially sworn in as president, the PRC had sent a high-level trade delegation to meet him at his residence in Bogor to discuss future cooperation.

  • Foreword

  • Vannarith Chheang
  • Book:
    The Political Economy of Chinese Investment in Cambodia
    Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    12 March 2019
    Print publication:
    08 November 2017, pp v-vi

  • Summary

    The economic, political, strategic and cultural dynamism in Southeast Asia has gained added relevance in recent years with the spectacular rise of giant economies in East and South Asia. This has drawn greater attention to the region and to the enhanced role it now plays in international relations and global economics.

    The sustained effort made by Southeast Asian nations since 1967 towards a peaceful and gradual integration of their economies has had indubitable success, and perhaps as a consequence of this, most of these countries are undergoing deep political and social changes domestically and are constructing innovative solutions to meet new international challenges. Big Power tensions continue to be played out in the neighbourhood despite the tradition of neutrality exercised by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

    TheTrends in Southeast Asia series acts as a platform for serious analyses by selected authors who are experts in their fields. It is aimed at encouraging policy makers and scholars to contemplate the diversity and dynamism of this exciting region.

  • The Political Economy of Chinese Investment in Cambodia

  • Vannarith Chheang
  • Book:
    The Political Economy of Chinese Investment in Cambodia
    Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    12 March 2019
    Print publication:
    08 November 2017, pp 1-32

  • Summary

    INTRODUCTION

    China's rising economic and political clout has created both opportunities and challenges for Southeast Asian countries. China's economic cooperation with Southeast Asian countries is multidimensional and multi-layered involving business collaboration, trade and investment, and financial assistance (grants and concessional loans), which are “fused indistinguishably”. Although the Chinese have claimed that their financial assistance has no strings attached, there is a close link between economic ties and political influence. Some regional analysts argue that “China's rise exerts a profound and complex impact on the political, security and economic contexts of Southeast Asia”. A Cambodia expert, Sophal Ear, puts it this way, “Taking the geopolitical interests of China in Southeast Asia into account, Chinese investment does not come free; political and economic strings tie those who benefit to the influence of China.”

    Cambodia, a small and less developed country in the region, is largely perceived to be under strong influence from China due to the high level of economic dependency and power asymmetry — some valid, some overstated. China is now Cambodia's top donor and investor. It has strong interest in regional power projection and Cambodia is regarded as a core strategic partner. The analyst David Koh argues “having a strong ally in Cambodia means China occupying a central position on Indochina”.

    In addition to economic interests, Cambodia has its own political and strategic calculation and interest in embracing China. Being geopolitically and geo-economically “sandwiched” by two big neighbours, Cambodia has China as a “protector” and counterweight to Vietnam and Thailand. China helps strengthen the legitimacy of the government, under the leadership of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP).

    This paper provides an overview on Chinese investment in Southeast Asia in general and in Cambodia in particular. It discusses the perception of Cambodian stakeholders towards Chinese investment and its implications on Cambodia's domestic politics and foreign policy.

    CHINESE INVESTMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

    The presence of Chinese commerce in Southeast Asia dates back to the third century when official missions were despatched to countries in the South Seas (Nanyang). These missions were then followed by Buddhist pilgrims and later, during the Song dynasty, by traders.

Southeast Asian Studies in China
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    04 November 2017
    Print publication:
    21 November 2006
  • This book, a project of the ASEAN-China Study Programme of ISEAS, is designed to promote a better understanding between the people of the two regions as China continues to exert a dominant political and economic presence in Southeast Asia. Needless to say, scholars and academics from both sides have a significant role to play in terms of creating greater awareness of each other through research, workshops, and conferences. Whilst many universities and research institutes in the ASEAN region are conducting studies on various aspects of China, it is equally important for the Chinese counterparts to be fully engaged in Southeast Asian Studies in order to deepen their knowledge of the region for mutual benefit. The book traces the development of Southeast Asian Studies in China, discusses the current status of these studies, examines the problems encountered in the pursuit of these studies, and attempts to evaluate their prospects in the years ahead.

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