The rise, the fall, and the recovery of Southeast Asia's minidragons :œbhow can their history be lessons we shall learn during the twenty-first century and beyond?

This book explores how a clear-eyed set of policies can govern a country's wellbeing from an economic standpoint and the vision it takes to propel a country to new heights. The author considers not just development, but how development was undone by policies and actions that were not governed b...

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Main Author: Hollingsworth, David Anthony d 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD Lexington Books 2007
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Table of Contents:
  • The rise and fall of Southeast Asia as a regional economic predominant : some general evaluations
  • Taiwan's economic path after the Second World War
  • Singapore's vision for economic growth, sustainability, and re-growth of today and tomorrow
  • The dynamics behind Malaysia's economic growth : an uneasy road for prosperity still followed
  • Thailand : from economic growth to the initial point of the domino effect of currency devaluations and beyond
  • Indonesia : its rise to commercial power and factors leading to the instabilities of 1997 and beyond
  • The Asia of today and beyond : the lessons to be learned from the Asian experience
  • Epilogue : a final school of thought : taking stock in a vision with and beyond the lessons