Southeast Asia : diversity and development
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Southeast Asia : diversity and development
Prentice Hall, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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For majors and non-majors courses in departments of Geography or Political Science.
This comprehensive survey of Southeast Asia addresses the specific problems related to the uneven economic development of the region within the context of its geography, history, culture, society, and economics. Although the emphasis is on the present, the book examines the past as a means of understanding current patterns.
Table of Contents
1. An Opening View, Richard Ulack and Thomas Leinbach.
I. THE DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXT.
2. The Physical Environment, David M. Kummer.
3. Historical and Cultural Patterns, Robert R. Reed.
4. Demographic and Social Patterns, Graeme Hugo.
5. Urbanization, Jon Goss.
6. Perspectives on Agriculture and Rural Development, James A. Hafner.
7. Industrialization and Trade, Thomas R. Leinbach and John T. Bowen, Jr.
8. Tourism, Richard Ulack and Vincent J. Del Casino, Jr.
9. Transportation and Development: Land, Sea, and Air, Thomas R. Leinbach, Christopher A. Airriess, and John T. Bowen, Jr..
10. The Role of the State, Carolyn L. Cartier.
11. Gender and Development, Carolyn L. Cartier and Jessica Rothenberg-Aalami.
II. SPECIFIC STATES AND ISSUES OF CONCERN.
12. Indonesia, Graeme Hugo.
13. Malaysia and Brunei, Christopher A. Airriess.
14. Singapore, John T. Bowen, Jr.
15. The Philippines, Richard Ulack.
16. Thailand, James A. Hafner.
17. Burma, Robert E. Huke.
18. Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, Dean Forbes and Cecile Cutler.
19. A Closing View: Development Dynamics-Prospects in the New Millennium, Thomas R. Leinbach and Richard Ulack.
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