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Southeast Asia : the long road ahead

A cross-country discussion of the various economic issues and problems facing Southeast Asia. It presents a lucid exposition of the prospects of the region, and offers pointers and suggestions on how Southeast Asian countries should proceed with their development options and processes.
Print Book, English, cop. 2001
World Scientific, Singapore [etc.], cop. 2001
LI, 376 p.; 24 cm
9789810246082, 9810246080
1120251866
The land and its history; economic diversity; agriculture -rice; agriculture - rubber, oil palm and other crops; agriculture - prospects and policy options; industrialization - comparative strategy; economic inter-dependence - external trade, economic regionalism; fiscal policy; financial policy; population explosion and characteristics; the Asian financial crisis; the trinity development theory and Southeast Asian development.