This comprehensive survey of the countries of East and South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, along with 22 Pacific islands, fully revised to reflect current economic and political developments, is an essential resource for the Asia-Pacific region.
Calendar of Political Events
A calendar of events provides a convenient reference guide to the year's main political developments.
General Survey
Written by leading experts, this collection of essays provides incisive analysis of regional issues.
Country Surveys
Individual chapters on each country containing:
? essays on geography, history and the economy
? an economic and demographic survey of the latest available statistics on population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications and education
? a comprehensive directory of names and contact details covering the most significant political, financial and commercial institutions
? a country-specific bibliography.
An entire section is dedicated to the Pacific islands, including specially commissioned essays examining the contemporary politics of the islands, their economies, security concerns and the environmental issues confronting them.
Regional Information
? includes all major international organizations active in the region, their aims, activities, publications and principal personnel
? a detailed survey of major commodities in Asia and the Pacific
? a directory of research institutes specializing in the region
? select bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the Asia-Pacific region
? an index of regional organizations
Europa Publications' regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field:
Bryant J. Allen. Former Visiting Fellow, State Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, School of International, Political and Strategic Studies, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Shiro Armstrong. Professor and Director of the Australia-Japan Research Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Robert F. Ash. Emeritus Professor, SOAS China Institute, SOAS University of London, United Kingdom.
Dean Aszkielowicz. Senior Lecturer, College of Arts, Business, Law and Social Sciences, and Fellow of the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
Frank Bongiorno. Professor, School of History, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Anne Booth. Emerita Professor of Economics, SOAS University of London, United Kingdom.
Ian Campbell. Former Professor, School of Social Sciences, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
Olivia Cheung. Research Fellow, SOAS China Institute, SOAS University of London, United Kingdom.
Matthew Clarke. Alfred Deakin Distinguished Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Deakin University, Victoria, Australia.
Chan Kok Hoe. Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
James Chin. Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania, Australia.
Julian Dierkes. Associate Professor and Keidanren Chair of Japanese Research, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Joern Dosch. Professor of International Relations and Development Co-operation, University of Rostock, Germany.
Stephen C. Druce. Deputy Director of the Academy of Brunei Studies, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Asian Studies, Senior Assistant Professor in History, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam.
Ronald Duncan AO. Emeritus Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Nicholas Farrelly. Professor and Head of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Dafydd Fell. Professor in Comparative Politics, with special reference to Taiwan, Department of Politics and International Studies, Director, Centre of Taiwan Studies, SOAS University of London, United Kingdom.
Stewart Firth. Research Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Volker Grabowsky. Professor of Thai Studies, Asia-Africa Institute, University of Hamburg, Germany.
Jeanine Graham. Former Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Edward Howell. Lecturer in Politics, Christ Church, University of Oxford, and Korea Foundation Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs), London, United Kingdom.
Lok Sang Ho. Professor of Economics, Centre for Public Policy Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
James E. Hoare. Former Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, United Kingdom.
Douglas Hunt. Adjunct Lecturer in Economics, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Kenneth E. Jackson. Former Director, Centre for Development Studies, University of Auckland, and Adjunct Research Professor, Auckland Institute of Studies, Auckland, New Zealand.
Trude Jacobsen Gidaszewski. Professor in Asian History, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Assistant Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA. Professor in Asian History, College of Arts and Liberal Sciences, and Assistant Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
Nazia Hussain. Associate Research Fellow, Centre for Multilateralism Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Randall S. Jones. Former Head of the Japan/Korea Desk, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France, Non-Resident Distinguished Fellow, Korea Economic Institute, Washington, DC, USA, and Adjunct Lecturer, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA.
Juthathip Jongwanich. Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wee Chian Koh. Economist, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, Singapore.
Archanun Kophaiboon. Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Charles Krusekopf. Professor, School of Business, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Michael Leach. Professor of Politics and International Relations, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, and Co-founder of the Timor-Leste Studies Association.
Suiwah Leung. Honorary Associate Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
S. R. Joey Long. Associate Professor and Head, Department of History, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Robert E. Looney. International Consultant specializing in economic development, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
Philippa Louey. PhD Candidate, Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Anthony Milner. Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia, Visiting Professor, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Emeritus Professor, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
N. J. Miners. Former Reader in Political Science, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Andrew C. Nahm. Former Professor Emeritus of History and Consultant to the Office of International Education and Programs, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Li Narangoa. Professor of Asian History, and Director of the Mongolia Institute, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Australia.
Guteriano Neves. Independent Policy Analyst, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Dominic O'Sullivan. Professor of Political Science, School of Social Work and Arts, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia.
Shyama Ratnasiri. Senior Lecturer in Economics, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Catherine Renshaw. Professor and Dean, School of Law, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia.
James R. Rush. Professor Emeritus of History, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
John T. Sidel. Sir Patrick Gillam Professor of International and Comparative Politics and Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.
Ross Steele. Former Principal Demographer, Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia, and Adjunct Academic Staff, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Robert G. Sutter. Professor of Practice of International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
James Tang. Former Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, Singapore.
Paul Taucher. Lecturer, College of Law, Arts and Social Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
Ardeth Thawnghmung. Professor, Political Science Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
Michael Meow-Chung Yap. Associate Professor, Business Analytics and Economics Division, Nottingham University Business School, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
