1st Edition

The ASEAN Region in Transition A Socioeconomic Perspective

Edited By Abu N. M. Wahid Copyright 1997
    138 Pages
    by Routledge

    138 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1997, this volume features analysis of one of the fastest growing areas in Asia for gross national product, trade and commerce: the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Of its members, Singapore has achieved a GDP exceeding Spain, Ireland and New Zealand, with Brunei Darussalam close to that mark. The other four countries, on their current trajectories, are expected to soon join the Newly Industrialized Economies (NIE) of Asia which already include Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore. This collaboration consists of six analyses of the six member countries of the ASEAN: Brunei’s socio-economic policies, Indonesia’s political and economic reforms, the implementation of the New Economic Policy (NEP) in Malaysia, the development policies in the Philippines, the successful role of socio-economic state intervention in Singapore and the double-digit growth conditions in Thailand.

    1. Economic and Social Policies of Brunei: an Empirical Analysis. Shamim A. Siddiqui, Abdul A. Hashim, and Abu N.M. Wahid. 2. Policy Reforms in Indonesia: a Political Economy Perspective. Abu N.M. Wahid and Mohamad Ikhsan. 3. Malaysia in Transition. Anis Chowdhury. 4. Economic Development in the Philippines: a Frustrated Take-Off? Mahabub Hossain. 5. A Brief Assessment of Singapore’s Economic Miracle. Habibullah Khan. 6. An Enduring Lesson from Thailand’s Economic Performance. A.T.M. Nurul Amin.

    Biography

    Abu N.M. Wahid