This book includes recent research to give an accurate and up-to date picture of the status of Thailand's economic recovery. Featuring distinguished contributors, including many from Thailand, it addresses the topical subject of recovery after the economic crisis of the mid nineties. Issues covered include the social consequences of the crisis; public sector reform for sustainable recovery; financial sector reform; agriculture; manufacturing; education; and the environment.
This book includes recent research to give an accurate and up-to date picture of the status of Thailand's economic recovery. Featuring distinguished c...
Drawing on fieldwork and analysis by an international team of specialists, this book covers all aspects of contemporary Vietnam including recent history, the political economy, the reform process, education, health, labour market, foreign direct investment and foreign policy. It is a uniquely comprehensive overview of this fascinating and rapidly changing country, dealing with the politics, economics and society of Vietnam from the Doi Moi reforms of market socialism in 1986 to 2003.
Drawing on fieldwork and analysis by an international team of specialists, this book covers all aspects of contemporary Vietnam including recent histo...
Written by an established expert on Thailand, this is one of the first books to fully investigate the Thai media s role during the Thaksin government s first term. Incorporating political economy and media theory, the book provides a unique insight into globalization in Southeast Asia, analyzing the role of communications and media in regional cultural politics.
Examining the period from the mid 1990s, Lewis makes a sustained comparison between Thailand and its neighbouring countries in relation to the media, business, politics and popular culture. Covering issues including...
Written by an established expert on Thailand, this is one of the first books to fully investigate the Thai media s role during the Thaksin governme...
Since 2005, Thailand has been in crisis, with unprecedented political instability and the worst political violence seen in the country in decades. In the aftermath of a military coup in 2006, Thailand's press freedom ranking plunged, while arrests for lese-majeste have skyrocketed to levels unknown in the modern world. Truth on Trial in Thailand traces the 110-year trajectory of defamation-based laws in Thailand. The most prominent of these is lese-majeste, but defamation aspects also appear in laws on sedition and treason, the press and cinema, anti-communism, contempt of court,...
Since 2005, Thailand has been in crisis, with unprecedented political instability and the worst political violence seen in the country in decades. ...
Examines the dynamic process of political transition and indigenous (adat) revivalism in newly decentralized Indonesia. Based on fieldwork and using case studies from Sulawesi to illustrate the key arguments, this book provides an overview of the key analytical concepts, and a concise review of relevant stages in Indonesian history.
Examines the dynamic process of political transition and indigenous (adat) revivalism in newly decentralized Indonesia. Based on fieldwork and using c...
The past fifteen years have seen Indonesia move away from authoritarianism to a thriving yet imperfect democracy. During this time, the archipelago attracted international attention as the most-populated Muslim-majority country in the world. As religious issues and actors have been increasingly taken into account in the analysis and conduct of international relations, particularly since the 9/11 events, Indonesia's leaders have adapted to this new context.
Taking a socio-historical perspective, this book examines the growing role of transnational Islamic Non-State Actors (NSAs) in...
The past fifteen years have seen Indonesia move away from authoritarianism to a thriving yet imperfect democracy. During this time, the archipelago...
