The Political Economy of South-East Asia: An Introduction, 1997

This book examines the political economy of contemporary development in South-East Asia.

South-East Asia has undergone a remarkable industrial and economic transformation since the 1970s. The Political Economy of South-East Asia: An Introduction, not only explains these changes, but also examines the political foundations and implications of the transformation. It discusses the changing political alignments and struggles taking place, and the changing patterns of social organisation involved.

Readable and provocative, this book is analytical in style. It identifies the central theoretical issues that are at stake in the debate over economic development in the region. The issues, concepts and debates that separate the contending political economy approaches are considered in the context of six country studies - focusing on Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam - and in three thematic chapters, which deal separately with labour in South-East Asia, regional economic institution building abnd the emergence of sub-regional economic growth zones.

The book involved collaboration between leading scholars from the region and beyond. Apart from Rodan and Robison, Jane Hutchison and James Parsonage from Murdoch University contributed chapters, as did Hewison and colleague Dr Andrew Brown from the University of New England, Melanie Beresford of Macquarie University, Rajah Rasiah of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Andrew MacIntyre of the University of California, San Diego, and Frederic Deyo of the University of Auckland.

  The Political Economy of South-East Asia:Conflicts, Crises and Change, 2001

Since publication of the first edition of this book, the social, political; and economic landscape of South-East Asia has changed dramatically. In only a relatively short period, the region has experienced economic boom followed by economic bust, accompanied by severe political upheaval. This second edition of The Political Economy of South-East Asia: Conflicts, Crises, and Change thoroughly revises and updates the first in its attempt to address recent events and the way in which they are interpreted by political economists.

The authors explain the dramatic changes underway in South-East Asia through a particular understanding of the inseparability of economic and political processes. Within this framework, they examine such developments as the overthrow of Soeharto, the problems of corruption and money politics, and the 1997-98 financial crises. These are explained as part of a continuing process of conflict among contending interests attempting either to forge new regimes or preserve old ones. The latest crises are viewed as part of the broad sweep of ongoing capitalist revolutions across the region.

Featuring both new and fully revised chapters, The Political Economy of South-East Asia: Conflicts, Crises, and Change again involved collaboration between leading scholars from the region and beyond. Apart from Rodan and Robison, Jane Hutchison from Murdoch University contributed a chapter, as did Hewison, Kanishka Jayasuriya from City University of Hong Kong, Melanie Beresford of Macquarie University, Frederic Deyo of the University of Auckland, Khoo Boo Teik of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Mark Beeson of Griffith University and Andrew Rosser of University of Sydney.

The Political Economy of South-East Asia: Markets, Power and Contestation, 2006

As market systems extend over South-East Asia there is intense debate over what the role of the state should be and what political regime is necessary for economic growth.

This edition explores key issues, such as how contestation over markets is a battle over the organisation of political and economic power; who the key domestic and international players are and how their changing relationships will affet political and economic regimes in the region; the resurgence of security as a driving force in global alignments since the advent of the 'war on terror'; the growing economic importance of China.

Featuring both new and fully revised chapters, The Political Economy of South-East Asia: Markets, Power and Contestation again involved collaboration between leading scholars from the region and beyond. Rodan, Jane Hutchison and Kanishka Jayasuriya from Murdoch University contributed a chapter, as did Hewison, Robison, Melanie Beresford of Macquarie University, Frederic Deyo of State University of New York Binghamton, Khoo Boo Teik of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Mark Beeson of Universityof Queensland, Andrew Rosser of University of Sussex, Shaun Breslin of University of Warwick, Jim Glassman of University of British Columbia, and Vedi Hadiz of National University of Singapore.