1st Edition
Behind the Myth Business, Money and Power in Southeast Asia
By James Clad
Copyright 2015
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
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For most people, the ‘economic miracle’ in Asia means Japanese, Korean or Taiwanese dynamism. Less is known about Southeast Asia, where economies grouping over 300 million people have clocked astounding growth rates since 1970. But fast growth is only part of the story. In this book, first published in 1989, James Clad offers an inside look at Malaysia’s ‘kampong commerce’, at oil-rich Brunei’s... Read more
1. The End of an Era 2. Full Circle in the Philippines 3. Malaise in Brunei and Malaysia 4. ABRI-Culture: Dual Functioneering in Indonesia 5. Boomtime in Bangkok 6. Singapore: the Exception that Rules the Proof 7. Chinatown 8. Wellsprings of Wealth: South East Asia’s Commercial Crucibles 9. Commodities: Glutted Cornucopias 10. Development Bunk 11. Reluctant Regionalism 12. The Clouded Future
Biography
James Clad
