"This volume is a set of technically well-executed research that may be hamstrung by the critical biases their unique approach has brought bare. This could be used as a staging point for further critical examination of the region, especially for students of political economy and of Southeast Asia." (Gerardo V. Eusebio, Philippine Political Science Journal, Vol. 44 (2), August, 2023)
"The volume as a whole provides the best and most current introduction to the region ... . the thematic approach makes the volume flexible and easily adaptable for classroom use. ... The Murdoch School lives on, and prospers, in the hands of a largely new generation of scholars." (Paul Cammack, Journal of Contemporary Asia, October 21, 2020)
Preface
The Political Economy of Southeast Asia: Politics and Uneven Development under Hyperglobalisation – Toby Carroll, Shahar Hameiri and Lee Jones
Part I: Southeast Asia’s Political Economy: Theory and Historical Evolution
1) Theorising Political Economy in Southeast Asia – Shahar Hameiri and Lee Jones
2) The Political Economy of Southeast Asia’s Development from Independence to Hyperglobalisation – Toby Carroll
Part II: Economic Development and Governance
3) Explaining Political Regimes in Southeast Asia: A Modes of Participation Framework – Garry Rodan and Jacqui Baker
4) Transitions from State “Socialism” in Southeast Asia – Caroline Hughes
5) The Post-war Rise and Decline of the Left – Nathan Gilbert Quimpo
6) Populism in Southeast Asia: A Vehicle for Reform, or a Tool for Despots? – Richard Robison and Vedi R. Hadiz
7) The Internationalisation of Capital and the Transformation of Statehood in Southeast Asia – Faris Al-Fadhat
8) Southeast Asian Regional Governance: Political Economy, Regulatory Regionalism and ASEAN Integration – Lee Jones and Shahar Hameiri
Part III: Capital, State and Society
9) The Gendered Political Economy of Southeast Asian Development – Juanita Elias
10) Labour Migration in Southeast Asia: The Political Economy of Poor and Uneven Governance
– Kelly Gerard and Charanpal S. Bal
11) Poor People’s Politics in Urban Southeast Asia – Jane Hutchison and Ian D. Wilson
12) The Changing Aid Landscape and the Political Economy of Development in Southeast Asia – Andrew Rosser
Part IV: Capital, State and Nature
13) The Political Economy of Southeast Asia’s Extractive Industries: Governance, Power Struggles and Development Outcomes – Pascale Hatcher
14) The Political Economy of Land and Agrarian Relations in Southeast Asia – Philip Hirsch
15) The Political Economy of Environmental Degradation and Climate Disaster in Southeast Asia – Paul K. Gellert
Toby Carroll is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies at City University of Hong Kong.
Shahar Hameiri is Associate Professor in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Lee Jones is Reader in International Politics in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London, UK.
“No course on Southeast Asia can afford to miss this book as its core text.”
Professor Amitav Acharya, American University, USA
“A book that every student of Southeast Asia needs to read.”
Professor Edward Aspinall, Australian National University, Australia
“This book does what a work on political economy should do… pathbreaking”.
Walden Bello, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA
“Ambitious… impressive… a model of engaged scholarship with global resonance. Bravo!”
Professor Tania Li, University of Toronto, Canada
“The most compelling theoretical and empirical political economy book available on Southeast Asia.”
Professor Adam David Morton, University of Sydney, Australia
“A vital book for all scholars, students and practitioners concerned with political economy and development”.
Professor Nicola Philips, Kings College London, UK
“Will not only be of immense interest to scholars studying Southeast Asia, but also those seeking to understand the multifaceted nature of the political economy of uneven development in contemporary capitalism.”
Professor Susanne Soederberg, Queen’s University, Canada
This all-new fourth edition of The Political Economy of Southeast Asia constitutes a state-of-the-art, comprehensive analysis of the political, economic, social and ecological development of one of the world’s most dynamic regions. With contributions from world-leading experts, the volume is unified by a single theoretical approach: the Murdoch School of political economy, which foregrounds struggles over power and resources and the evolving global context of hyperglobalisation. Themes considered include gender, democracy, populism, state transformation, regional governance, migration, aid, extractive industries, and the environment. The volume will be useful for scholars and students across multiple disciplines, including political economy, development, international relations and area studies, and for civil society, policymakers, and anyone with a stake in the future of this fascinating region.
Toby Carroll is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies, City University of Hong Kong.
Shahar Hameiri is Associate Professor in the School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland.
Lee Jones is Reader in the School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London.