The Economic Development of Southeast Asia

'Professor Hal Hill has done us all an invaluable service by assembling the best literature on contemporary Southeast Asian economic development. These four volumes provide a comprehensive, detailed description and analysis of essential themes and topics. This is an essential reference source for every library and scholar specializing in Southeast Asia.' -- Hugh T. Patrick, Columbia University, US

Edited by Hal Hill, H.W. Arndt Professor of Southeast Asian Economies, Australian National University

Contents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Hal Hill PART I INTRODUCTION A Historical Backdrop 1. H. Myint (1967), 'The Inward and Outward Looking Countries of Southeast Asia' 2. Anne Booth (1991), 'The Economic Development of Southeast Asia: 1870-1985' B Country Overviews 3. Romeo M. Bautista and Mario B. Lamberte (1996), 'The Philippines: Economic Developments and Prospects' 4. Hal Hill (1994), 'The Economy' 5. W.G. Huff (1999), 'Singapore's Economic Development: Four Lessons and Some Doubts' 6. Robert E.B. Lucas and Donald Verry (1999), 'National Economic Trends' 7. James Riedel and Bruce Comer (1997), 'Transition to a Market Economy in Viet Nam' 8. Peter G. Warr (1993), 'The Thai Economy' PART II MACROECONOMICS AND THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY A Outcomes and Policy Instruments 9. W. Max Corden (1996), 'Pragmatic Orthodoxy: Macroeconomic Policies in Seven East Asian Economies' 10. Ross H. McLeod (1997), 'Explaining Chronic Inflation in Indonesia' B Exchange Rate Policy 11. Ross Garnaut (1999), 'Exchange Rates in the East Asian Crisis' 12. Stephen Grenville and David Gruen (1999), 'Capital Flows and Exchange Rates' C International Financial Markets 13. Gordon de Brouwer (1999), 'Capital Flows to East Asia: The Facts' 14. David C. Cole and Betty F. Slade (1999), 'The Crisis and Financial Sector Reform' D Fiscal Policy 15. Mukul G. Asher, Ismail Muhd Salleh and Datuk Kamal Salih (1994), 'Tax Reform in Malaysia: Trends and Options' 16. Malcolm Gillis (1994), 'Indonesian Tax Reform, 1985-1990' E Domestic Saving and External Debt 17. Eli M. Remolona, Mahar Mangahas and Filologo Pante, Jr. (1986), 'Foreign Debt, Balance of Payments, and the Economic Crisis of the Philippines in 1983-84' 18. Steven Radelet (1995) 'Indonesian Foreign Debt: Headed for a Crisis or Financing Sustainable Growth?' 19. Ross H. McLeod (1996), 'Indonesian Foreign Debt: A Comment' and Steven Radelet (1996), 'Indonesian Foreign Debt: A Reply' 20. Frank Harrigan (1998), 'Asian Saving: Theory, Evidence, and Policy' F ASEAN Economic Cooperation 21. Chia Siow Yue (1996), 'The Deepening and Widening of ASEAN' Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An Introduction by the editor to all four volumes appears in Volume I PART III EXPLANATIONS A Growth 1. Helen Hughes (1995), 'Why Have East Asian Countries Led Economic Development?' 2. Asian Development Bank (1997), excerpt from 'Economic Growth and Transformation' B The Crisis 3. Prema-chandra Athukorala (2000), 'Capital Account Regimes, Crisis, and Adjustment in Malaysia' 4. Hal Hill (2000), 'Indonesia: The Strange and Sudden Death of a Tiger Economy' 5. Joseph Y. Lim (1998), 'The Philippines and the East Asian Economic Turmoil' 6. Steven Radelet and Jeffrey D. Sachs (1998), 'The East Asian Financial Crisis: Diagnosis, Remedies, Prospects' 7. Peter G. Warr (1999), 'What Happened to Thailand?' PART IV SOCIAL AND DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES A Poverty and Inequality 8. Arsenio M. Balisacan (1995), 'Anatomy of Poverty During Adjustment: The Case of the Philippines' 9. Anne Booth (2000), 'The Impact of the Indonesian Crisis on Welfare: What Do We Know Two Years On?' 10. Medhi Krongkaew (1994), 'Income Distribution in East Asian Developing Countries: An Update' 11. Martin Ravallion and Monika Huppi (1991), 'Measuring Changes in Poverty: A Methodological Case Study of Indonesia During an Adjustment Period' B Labour Markets and Human Resources 12. Prema-chandra Athukorala and Jayant Menon (1999) 'Outward Orientation and Economic Development in Malaysia' 13. Anne Booth (1999), 'Education and Economic Development in Southeast Asia: Myths and Realities' 14. Sirilaksana Khoman (1995), 'Thailand's Industrialization: Implications for Health, Education, and Science and Technology' 15. Chris Manning (1994), 'What Has Happened to Wages in the New Order?' 16. Chris Manning (1999), 'Labour Markets in the ASEAN-4 and the NIEs' C Demographics 17. Gavin W. Jones (1999), 'The Population of South-East Asia' D Environmental Issues 18. Harold B