ASCC: Narrowing the Development Gap
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| Guidelines for the Application of Policies to Promote ASEAN's Multiculturalism | Focuses on ASEAN cultural diversity and pluralism which effect education and schools in Thailand. Studies prototype schools under a project 'Spirit of ASEAN', covering their ASEAN curriculum, diverse cultural education, pluralism communication, English teaching, Southeast Asian languages studies, and ICT. Investigates 'Sister Schools' in cities enrolled by increasing numbers of migrant children from migrant labor families. Observes 'Buffer Sch ...Continue Reading | Thai | 94461 | |
| The Economic Cost of Out-Of-School Children in Southeast Asia | Thomas, Milan | Presents statistical data of out-of school children, abstaining from primary education in Southeast Asia, covering Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. Includes children born in poverty or in remoter areas, disabled children, migrant and stateless children, and ethnic monirities. Analyzes economic cost associated with out-of-school children, covering projections on economic lost as ...Continue Reading | English | 94445 |
| Report on ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials' Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability, 31 August 2015, Tokyo, Japan | Revisits ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) blueprint, it goals and strategic measures. Presents a report on public policy and social activities for disabled people in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Covers demographic statistics, government programs for the disabled citizen, living conditions, domestic laws, job opportunities, outcomes, and future plans. Highlights Japan ...Continue Reading | English | 94271 | |
| Regional Community Building in East Asia: Countries in Focus | Compiles articles relating to political-security, economic and socio-cultural perspectives of all ASEAN+3 members, covering Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan and South Korea. Highlights country positioning, regional participation, regional unity and diversity. Revisits progress of Brunei, Cambodia and Myanmar's involvement in ASEAN and ASEAN+3. Mentions Indonesia's ...Continue Reading |
English | 94140 | |
| Report of the ASEAN Regional Assessment of MDG Achievement and Post-2015 Development Priorities | Presents milestones and annual target of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) among ASEAN members in 8 aspects, namely: to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger to achieve universal primary education to promote gender equality and women empowerment to reduce child mortality to improve maternal health to combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases to ensure environmental sustainability and to develop a global partnership for development. Out ...Continue Reading | English | 92710 | |
| Changes in Legal Aspects After Entering the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC): A Study of guidelines for Educational Management in Bilateral System , Seminar on 16 December 2015 at Amari Watergate Hotel Bangkok | Seminar on Changes in Legal Aspects After Entering the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC): A Study of guidelines for Educational Management in Dual Vocational System (2015 : Bangkok) | Assesses current situations, principles and relevant regulations in coherent with labor force development to enter the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC). Presents current issues and suggestion from various stakeholders. Deals with roles and progress of Ministry of Labor for the preparation of ASEAN integration, including its strategic actions, challenges, suggestions, and progress. Emphasizes vocational-labor skills improvement regarding t ...Continue Reading | Thai | 92670 |
| Summary Report of the Seminar on Myanmar in ASEAN Community by the Cooperation between Myanmar Studies Center of Naresuan University and Saranrom Institute of Foreign Affairs (SIFA) of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at Naresuan University, 26 January 2012 | Seminar on Myanmar in ASEAN Community (2012 : Naresuan University) | Details various opinions of ASEAN community towards Myanmar's readiness for the community's leader positon as well as the nation's preparedness to join the business with other countries in the community. Criticizes Myanmar's internal and external factors affecting its promptness for the opportunity in business path in the community such as its political transition, national security, and diversity of cultures and populations. | Thai | 89352 |
| Proceedings on Health Inequality and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC): A Regional Perspective: International Joint Conference between Mahidol University and De La Salle University 19th and 20th August 2013 at SD Avenue Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand | International Joint Conference between Mahidol University and De La Salle University (19th and 20th : 2013 : Bangkok) | Consists of 13 research articles covering many areas of ASEAN countries. Contains issues related to health care system in various aspects: humanized health care, marginalized populations, migrant workers, health inequity, health care and pharmaceutical management. Deals with law establishment to reduce malpractices and discrimination towards people living with HIV/AIDS in ASEAN and investigation of humanized healthcare teaching in mental illness ...Continue Reading | English | 88794 |
| A Study for the Preparation of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Strategy 2015, Final Research Report | Studies the paradigm of Thai culture amidst ASEAN Community and globalization. Looks at civil society and ASEAN culture, Thailand and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), and cultural policy in ASEAN. Considers the role of Ministry of Culture in Thailand, cultural network in Thailand, and socio-cultural cooperation in ASEAN. Presents the SWOT analysis and strategies in three periods: getting ready for ASCC in 2013-2015, community building in ...Continue Reading | Thai | 88261 | |
| Pan-Asianism, Socio-Cultural Integration, and Regionalism in Greater East Asia: Comparing Emic and Etic Interpretations of Elite Discourse through the Application of Structural Dynamics and Grounded Theory | von Feigenblatt, Otto F. | Presents qualitative study on Pan-Asianism, Socio-Cultural Integration, and Regionalism in Greater East Asia, focusing on the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan, China, and South Korea. Compares the models derived by applying two different methodologies, one emic and deductive, and the other etic and inductive. Mentions the emic interpretation through the development of a middle level grounded theory based on a ...Continue Reading | English | 88173 |
| Civil Society and the ASEAN Community | Lim, May-Ann | Reviews ASEAN and civil society organization (CSO) engagement. Identifies its opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for policymakers' consideration. Deals with expanding existing process and arrangement, establishing platforms for common thematic issues, enhancing local communications and media participation, improving CSO's co-ordination, capacity, and external relations. | English | 88127 |
| Enhancing Regional and Sub-regional Co-operation and Connectivity in ASEAN | Deals with the interplay of regionalism, sub-regionalism, and the role of connectivity in ASEAN. Showcases this interplay by looking at three sub-regional processes - Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT), and Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and at the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) to represent regionalism. Points out that while IMT-GT and BIMP-EAGA are menti ...Continue Reading | English | 87952 | |
| Narrowing the Development Gap: Policy Recommendations for ASEAN and Development Partners | Carpenter, David | Outlines policy recommendations and activities that ASEAN should give priorities in order to narrow the development gap between the ASEAN-6 and CLMV countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam). Introduces eight drivers of the development gap in ASEAN such as physical capital, openness to trade, human capital, financial sector's development, governance, labor mobility, foreign direct investment and external development finance. Suggests ...Continue Reading | English | 86977 |
| Regional Development Cooperation and Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN | Carpenter, David | Identifies Regional Development Cooperation (RDC) activities that can contribute to a narrowing of the development gap in complementarity with bilateral and multilateral initiatives. Gives an overview of a complex landscape of development actors working with bilateral, multilateral level with low-income ASEAN members, particularly CLMV countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam) that traditionally depend on OECD-DAC donors and Southern d ...Continue Reading | English | 86976 |
| The Role of ASEAN Connectivity in Reducing the Development Gap | Feeny, Simon | Examines roles of the three dimensions of connectivity (physical connectivity, institutional connectivity, and people-to-people connectivity) in assisting ASEAN to narrow the development gap among its members. Defines physical infrastructure and highlights the very positive association between indicators of physical infrastructure and development. Evaluates the current state of physical infrastructure in ASEAN member states in order to outline ...Continue Reading | English | 86975 |
| Monitoring Progress Towards Narrowing the Development Gap | McGillivray, Mark | Presents the measurement of the development gap in detail by evaluating the Human Development Index(HDI), and Purchasing, Power Parity Gross National Income per capita and component of the HDI. Considers how these indicators can be used to construct an ASEAN development gap monitoring device. Gives practical guidance on how to monitor the development gap on an ongoing basis. Lists some important matters that should be taken into consideration ...Continue Reading | English | 86974 |
| Understanding the ASEAN Development Gap | McGillivray, Mark | Gives a definition of the development gap that is consistent with current international thinking on the meaning development. Defines ASEAN development gap specifically in term of differences in living standards or in the quality of life of ASEAN citizens. Analyzes the development achievement of the ASEAN-6 (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Brunei Darussalam) and CLMV countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam) ...Continue Reading | English | 86973 |
| Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN: Context and Approach | Carpenter, David | Gives an overview of the diversity of development gap in ASEAN member states. Considers greater understanding and more informed responses to narrowing the ASEAN development gap by identifying drivers of this gap and suggesting policies that directly target the drivers. Presents the history of ASEAN and its policies regarding regional economic integration and the narrowing of the development gap agenda. Introduces background regarding the struc ...Continue Reading | English | 86972 |
| The ASEAN Economic Community and East Asian Economic Integration | Taeyoon Kim | Defines the role of ASEAN in making a contribution toward East Asian economic integration. Reviews the ASEAN economic community (AEC), focusing on AEC blueprint, ACE's meaning to ASEAN society, and the current regional economic frameworks such as the ASEAN-China FTA, ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership, ASEAN-Korea FTA, ASEAN+3 and East Asian Summit in order to find some implications on East Asian economic integration. Gives overviews ...Continue Reading | English | 86915 |
| Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN: Drivers and Policy Options | Compiles six essays by different experts in development economics. Communicates the latest findings on narrowing the development gap that prevails between ASEAN member states and between sub-regions within ASEAN. Includes papers on monitoring progress towards narrowing the gap on the role of ASEAN connectivity in reducing the gap and on regional development cooperation. Summarizes different ASEAN sub-regional groupings including their member ...Continue Reading | English | 86856 |
