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| Item title | Author | Description | Language | Accession Number |
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| Vocational Training Instructors Manual for ASEAN: Guide for ASEAN Instructors (GAIN) | Contains an instructor manual for Vocational Training (VT) developed by ASEAN-Japan HRD Collaboration Program, covering management knowhow for VT institutions, course management and evaluation, how to set up VT course with workflow and class plan, lesson instruction skills for instructors' preparation. Introduces curriculum purpose, course design, training subjects outline, course implementation and management, suggestion for persons in charge f ...Continue Reading | English | 94033 | |
| Manual on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) | Chan, Kit | Introduces the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and the GAP manual. Deals with GAP as a management tool, the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) GAP manual, ASEAN GAP, constraints of small and rural farmers in implementing GAP. Describes the development of GAP in the horticultural production system, covering farm management, food safety, environmental conservation, workers' health, safety, welfare, and quality management systems. | English | 94031 |
| International Business: Thailand's Context | Pavida Pananont | Gives an overview of international business and globalization and summarizes Thailand's international trade and investment. Traces the evolution of international business in four periods: before 1880, 1880-1914, 1914-1949, 1950-1980, and 1980-2013. Describes the globalization of markets and globalization of production. Considers the world economic order and the roles of international organizations and non-governmental organizations. Looks at ...Continue Reading | Thai | 94026 |
| Singapore, Brunei: Economic Lion and ASEAN Oil Depot | Krirkrit Chueamongkon | Explains country background, history, polity, economy, social patterns, national development, action triggers and turning points that propelled Singapore and Brunei Darussalam to be ASEAN's economic and petroleum hubs. Outlines the nationalization of Singapore from the beginning as a part of Malacca, the intervention of Western colonies in terms of trade posts and territorial acquisition, subsequences from British migrants in colonial era, imp ...Continue Reading |
Thai | 94021 |
| The ASEAN Way and the South China Sea Disputes Institutional Design and Cooperation on Regional Security Issues | Hernandez, Sherlyn Mae F. | Discusses the ASEAN Way, the principles behind it and its role on the different issues of security and territorial disputes in the region. Analyzes the ASEAN Way using Acharya and Johnston's framework explaining the impact of the differences of institutional design to different levels and types of cooperation among states in different regional organizations. Applies to the South China Sea disputes and analyzes whether adherence to the ASEAN way ...Continue Reading | English | 93999 |
| From Bangkok to ASEAN: Handbook for ASEAN Languages | Provides general background and common characteristics of ASEAN, covering culture and history, the Western influence, and the process of nationalism and independence. Highlights cultural dimension in term of languages in ASEAN. Presents conversation lessons in 10 languages used in ASEAN i.e. English, Chinese, Khmer, Tagalog, Brunei, Burmese, Melayu, Laos, Vietnamese, and Indonesian language. Gives basic conversation in each language with Thai ...Continue Reading | Thai | 93998 | |
| The South China Sea Dispute: Opportunities for ASEAN to Enhance its Policies in Order to Achieve Resolution | Rustandi, Agus | Examines an evolution of dispute and current situation in South China Sea, China's foreign policy, its strategy in the South China Sea, response form ASEAN disputants, ASEAN's framework for this issue. Outlines China-ASEAN's political negotiations and limitations. Identifies opportunities for ASEAN to overwhelm this situation by revitalizing its organization's unity. Suggests 2 revitalization strategies, namely to define the terms of 'consulta ...Continue Reading | English | 93997 |
| Understanding Transport History in the Philippines and the ASEAN Strategic Transport Plan; Towards ASEAN Cooperatio | Studies transport history in the Philippines with interdisciplinary approach to understand the transport mode, socio-political structure, economic integration with the global community, and urban development. Explores technological development, economic and policy perspectives that need to be adopted to link with the ASEAN community. Looks at different elements of inland transport history ranging from geographical, economic political and socia ...Continue Reading |
English | 93980 | |
| Multiple Official Languages and Translation Service: The Key to Successful ASEAN Integration | Wilaiwan Khanittanan | Examines a conflict in the ASEAN Charter regarding language use, which states that The working language of ASEAN shall be English . Mentions that the English language ability of the majority of people in ASEAN in not on par with the Charter's background assumptions and the English proficiency level of the 10 member states vary greatly. Discusses that stipulation of English as the working language brings into questioning the purposes and princi ...Continue Reading | English | 93979 |
| Facing the Dragon: The Philippines' Options in the South China Sea Dispute | Amurao, George | Discusses the Philippines's options in South China Sea dispute. Considers how China views the South China Sea as a security buffer zone, as a vital sea lane for it oil imports, and as a major source of marine food and energy. Describes territorial claims of China and Philippines assertions, mentioning Americans as alliance of Philippines. Looks at the aspects of external defense, ASEAN's challenge for maritime dispute, and bilateral alliances ...Continue Reading | English | 93978 |
| International Boundary Disputes in ASEAN: Spirits and Prospects | Akkharaphong Khamkhun | Analyzes 20 cases of land and maritime boundary dispute among Southeast Asian countries. Demonstrates maps, dispute areas, disputants, and status of each case. Crystallizes 3 factors for dispute settlement, namely explicit proof of demarcation or boundary definitions stated in historic official documents with mutual agreement between claimant states since the colonial time bilateral negotiation and mutual trust between the claimants emergence ...Continue Reading | English | 93977 |
| Filipino Communication: Addressing the Fallacy of Ambiguity in Hybrid Logical Conversation | Bragas, Bernard Moreno | Describes how Filipinos in their local conversations always commit the logical fallacy of ambiguity. Gives a sample of a fallacy that Filipinos always commit. Covers Filipinos' casual conversations and the way Filipinos communicate. Compares the high context cultures and the low context cultures in terms of acquaintances, authority, actions, and assumptions. | English | 93976 |
| Issue of Human Rights in ASEAN: Challenges and Opportunities | Nandy, Debasish | Provides critical reviews of human rights in Myanmar and Indonesia. Describes the concept and emergence of human rights, and human rights in ASEAN. Demonstrates a ethno-religious conflict and violation in Myanmar in case of Rohingya, and freedom of media. Looks at freedom of religion, women's rights, disability rights, and refugees and Asylum seekers in Indonesia. Sheds light on structural aspects of ASEAN human rights body i.e. ASEAN Inter-g ...Continue Reading | English | 93975 |
| Preparing the Thai Accounting Profession for the ASEAN Community with Focus on the Vocational Education Stream | Patamasiri Hoonthong | Gives a comprehensive review of preparation in the Thai vocational education stream for the ASEAN Community labour market. Looks at three levels of stakeholders: the Office of the Vocational Education Commission (OVEC) as a policy making body, vocational colleges as institutional level, and the industrial sector as market level. Reviews the current status of OVEC's preparation in the field of accountancy. Considers the mutual recognition arran ...Continue Reading | English | 93974 |
| Myanmar Migrant Health Volunteers in Bangkhunthien-Their Health Literacy Transfer in Ethnic Language | Hnin, Oo Mon | Introduces how Thailand includes migrant workers in the Universal Health Coverage Scheme in 2015, under the pillar of ASEAN Sociocultural Community (ASCC). Focuses on the Myanmar migrant workers community at Bangkhuntien District, Bangkok which consist of different ethnic groups such as Burmese, Mon, Rakhine, Karen, and Shan. Looks at the role of the BMA's Health Center 42 in providing health care services to 20,000 migrant workers in Bangkhunt ...Continue Reading | English | 93973 |
| Myanmar Garment Industry after 2012: Trade and Industrial Relations in Yangon Industrial Zones | Soe, Sandar Oo | Examines the development of the garment sector in the industrial zones of Myanmar. Focuses on the industrial relations and labor protection in the sector. Provides the timeline of garment sector development, and studies the relationship between stakeholders, government and labor, including government and business. Argues that Myanmar can increase trade and improve productivity by accelerating labor rights protection through best practices in i ...Continue Reading | English | 93972 |
| The Role of Regional Trade in Promoting Food Security in the ASEAN Region: Measuring the Competitiveness of ASEAN's Agricultural Proeucts after the Global Food Crisis 2008 | Hirawan, Fajar b. | Examines the competitiveness of ASEAN's agricultural products in the world and the regional markets after the global food crisis of 2008. Determines the best policy options for ASEAN to achieve food security in the region. Investigates the intra-regional trade share index to measure the degrees of trade relationship among ASEAN member countries. Suggests that it is very important to realise ASEAN's needs for agricultural products by optimising ...Continue Reading | English | 93971 |
| Free trade and Employment In the ASEAN From Theory to Empirical | Lai, Hui-Chin | Discusses the relationship between free trade and the economy, between free trade and employment, from classical economics to today. Uses the statistics of ASEAN to examine the cruxes of theory and the problems. Provides policies and opinions on unemployment and on how government should intervene. | English | 93970 |
| The Development of Regulatory Management Systems in East Asia: Deconstruction, Insights, and Fostering ASEAN's Quiet Revolution | Intal, Ponciano | Describes the importance of good regulatory practice (GRP), responsive regulation, and well-performing regulatory management system (RMS) to ASEAN member states (AMS) and the ASEAN Economic Cooperation (AEC). Indicates major challenges towards efficient trade facilitation, non-protective non-tariff practice, responsive regulations, and a well-performing RMS. Presents the GRP principles and responsive regulation and a typology of stages or level ...Continue Reading | English | 93947 |
| Lao PDR at the Crossroads: Industrial Development Strategies 2016-2030 | Analyzes Laos's industrial policy and development strategies as a part of Mekong Industrial Development Vision proposed by Japan. Mentions the medium and long-term development strategies under frameworks of production network, second unbundling, and new economic geography. Outlines issues of 3 development phases, including 5-year plan (2016-2020), 10-Year Development strategies (2016-2025) and Vision 2030, emphasizing on midsized agglomeration ...Continue Reading |
English | 93943 |
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