Trouble with Tigers

Name: Trouble with Tigers
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ISBN: 9780002558600

ISBN-10: 0002558602

ISBN-13: 9780002558600

Edition: 1999

Authors: Victor Mallett

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Following years of astounding economic growth, the economies of South-East Asia are experiencing decline. Victor Mallet examines the 1997 economic downturn that in 1998 represents a political nightmare for politicians and captains of industry.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Zondervan
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 332
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements


Map


Introduction: A miracle that turned sour


The rise and fall of 'Asian values'


The new democrats


Sex, drugs and religion: Social upheaval in the 1990s


The day of the robber barons


Nature in retreat: South-east Asia's environmental disaster


Enemies outside and in: The 'Balkans of the Orient' and the great powers


Ten troubled tigers: The nations of south-east Asia


Burma: Democracy delayed


Thailand: The smile that faded


Laos: No escape from modernity


Cambodia: The slow recovery from 'Year Zero'


Vietnam: Victorious but poor


Malaysia: Vision 2020 and the Malay dilemma


Indonesia: Fin de regime - and end of empire?


Singapore: Brutal efficiency


Brunei: Sultan of swing


The Philippines: Chaotic democracy


Conclusion: The half-finished revolution


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index