ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
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| 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 | |
| Does Increased Per Capita Trade Lead to Human Development? -- A Study of the ASEAN Countries, China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN Plus Three) | Deng, Rui | Examines the direct relationship between human development and per capita trade. Hypothesizes that the increase in per capita trade is positively correlated with the enhancement of human development, measured by the UNDP Human Development Index. Uses panel data covering the ASEAN Plus Three countries from 1990 to 2011, adopting Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) model with country and year controls for quantitative analysis. Confirms the positive rel ...Continue Reading | English | 87943 |
| Does Increased Per Capita Trade Lead to Human Development? -- A Study of the ASEAN Countries, China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN Plus Three) | Deng, Rui | Examines the direct relationship between human development and per capita trade. Hypothesizes that the increase in per capita trade is positively correlated with the enhancement of human development, measured by the UNDP Human Development Index. Uses panel data covering the ASEAN Plus Three countries from 1990 to 2011, adopting Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) model with country and year controls for quantitative analysis. Confirms the positive rel ...Continue Reading | English | 87943 |
| India-Thailand Relations Through Ages: Historical Links to Contemporary Convergences | Ghosh, Lipi | Explains that India and Thailand both have age-old histories of ancient civilization and reciprocal contacts. Begins with a review of Indo-Thai relations and the events of theof Bengal. Points out that reconstruction of the trajectory of social change in either mainland or peninsular Southeast Asia - today's ASEAN region - can only be undertaken once the extent and nature of sailing networks have been demarcated. Argues that the acceptance of a ...Continue Reading | English | 87941 |
| A Proposal to Strengthen the ASEAN's Role in the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons | Naparat Kranrattanasuit | Explains that the high number of human trafficking victims in ASEAN has raised, considering that counter-trafficking strategies at the national and regional levels are deficient. Notes that ASEAN has failed to create an adequate anti-trafficking law, structure, and human rights bodies, arguing that these have not provided equal protection for all trafficking victims. Studies Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam in order to take a close look at their ...Continue Reading | English | 87938 |
| The Effects of Teacher VS Student Centered Instructional Strategies on the Vocabulary Learning of Sixth Grade Thai Students | Kirati Khuvasanond | Focuses on three different techniques used for teaching vocabulary to English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in Thailand. Identifies the most suitable instructional technique with different cultural elements and learning effectiveness in the Thai sixth grade classroom. Gives an overview of the Thai context as well as of English language education in Thailand. Comments on different definitions of culture. Looks at the effects of cultur ...Continue Reading | English | 87935 |
| A Model of Intergovernmental Collaboration in Tourism Among ASEAN Nations | Wong, Emma P.Y. | Aims to answer two questions, namely how ASEAN countries collaborate in tourism and what can be done to improve their collaboration. Constructs a model of ASEAN tourism collaboration. Reveals that three categories of factors facilitate ASEAN tourism collaboration and its implementation of policies, namely stakeholders - especially the political will and commitment of national leaders resources - the technical and financial assistance provided b ...Continue Reading | English | 87925 |
| ASEAN Literature: Identity, Development and Impact on Contemporary Societies: International Conference on 22-23 August 2013 at Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand | International conference on ASEAN literature : Identity, development and impact on contemporary societies (2013 : Ramkhamhaeng University) | Reports the speeches and papers presented at this international conference held in August 2013. Deals with regional identities and shared values seen through the prism of the Ramayana. Comments on Philippine literary works in Spanish. Examines the mixed cultural influences on Philippine history and culture. Looks at the resemblance of Rama stories in different ASEAN literatures and investigates the identity of the Thai Ramakien. Studies women' ...Continue Reading | English | 87818 |
| Advancing a People's ASEAN Continuing Dialogue | 2nd ASEAN People's Forum 5th ASEAN Civil Society Conference (2009 : Phetchaburi) | Reports on the 2nd ASEAN People's Forum/5th ASEAN Civil Society Conference held in October 2009 in Cha-am, Thailand. Presents discussions that took place among different groups and individuals of the ASEAN civil society sector as well as with some government representatives, noting that these discussions focused on the four main issues of socio-economic aspects socio-cultural aspects political and security aspects and the environment. Indica ...Continue Reading | Multilanguage | 87810 |
| Advancing a People's ASEAN Continuing Dialogue | 2nd ASEAN People's Forum 5th ASEAN Civil Society Conference (2009 : Phetchaburi) | Reports on the 2nd ASEAN People's Forum/5th ASEAN Civil Society Conference held in October 2009 in Cha-am, Thailand. Presents discussions that took place among different groups and individuals of the ASEAN civil society sector as well as with some government representatives, noting that these discussions focused on the four main issues of socio-economic aspects socio-cultural aspects political and security aspects and the environment. Indica ...Continue Reading | Multilanguage | 87810 |
| ASEAN Dimension in Literature: From the Past Until the Age of Globalization | Compiles 11 articles on ASEAN literature, covering literature in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Deals with the journey towards self-discovery in selected Filipino lyric poems, Filipino novel: State of War, Vietnamese poems from 1954-present (2002), concept of virtuous women in Cambodian novels, and hybridity and plural identities in Singaporean literary works. Analyzes U Po Gy ...Continue Reading | Thai | 87775 | |
| ASEAN History | Wongduen Thongjeaw | Traces history of each ASEAN country, relating to culture, belief, and comparative characteristics for the coexistence in ASEAN Community. Provides country background, prehistoric period, colonialism, path of independence, and the World War periods. Mentions significant and historical places in 10 ASEAN countries, namely Cambodia, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Philippines, Malaysia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia. | Thai | 87752 |
| ASEAN Flavors | Nantana Poramanusit | Describes food identity in each ASEAN country, relating to history, culture, and religion. Deals with types of food, ingredients, vegetables, fruits, and the influence on food from other countries. Highlights recipes for cooking ASEAN food classified by three groups: Mekong basin (Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam), Malayu peninsula and Southern Islands (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam), and the Philippines. | Thai | 87732 |
| The Middle-Income Trap: Issues for Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations | Tran Van Tho | Attempts to answer the question of whether and how ASEAN economies can avoid the middle-income trap and advance to the higher-income level. Builds an analytical framework based on the factors that determine each development stage of an economy. Compares the current situation of four ASEAN middle-income countries with the experience of the Republic of Korea, a country that managed to overcome the middle-income trap and reach the higher-income le ...Continue Reading | English | 87501 |
| Association of Southeast Asian Nations, People's Republic of China, and India Growth and the Rest of the World: The Role of Trade | Lawrence, Robert Z. | Explores the impact of past and future growth in ASEAN, China, and India (ACI countries) on aggregate welfare, relative wages, and global emissions in the rest of the world. Outlines several analytical frameworks. Considers effects over the past decade and the implications of that growth for the rest of the world in the coming decades. Suggests that more developed Asian countries have benefited from Chinese capital goods demand. Notes that AC ...Continue Reading | English | 87450 |
| Food Security and the Commons in ASEAN: The Role of Singapore | Christ, Melissa Cate | Suggests that the steps taken by ASEAN member countries to implement the strategic thrusts laid out in the ASEAN Integrated Food Security (AIFS) Framework contribute to the development of a regional commons which is based on prioritizing the right to food and a healthy life. Presents Singapore as a case study for the increasing importance of taking a commons perspective on food supply and security. Focuses on possible actions to diversify foo ...Continue Reading | English | 87429 |
| Food Security and the Commons in ASEAN: The Role of Singapore | Christ, Melissa Cate | Suggests that the steps taken by ASEAN member countries to implement the strategic thrusts laid out in the ASEAN Integrated Food Security (AIFS) Framework contribute to the development of a regional commons which is based on prioritizing the right to food and a healthy life. Presents Singapore as a case study for the increasing importance of taking a commons perspective on food supply and security. Focuses on possible actions to diversify foo ...Continue Reading | English | 87429 |
| Investigating the Negative Effects of Virtual Economic Integration | Gomez, Miguel Alberto N | Aims to provide a framework for developing a cyber defense strategy that could be embedded in economic regulations, using the Philippines as a model. Explains that the growth of business process outsourcing and knowledge process outsourcing within ASEAN contributes significantly to the economic development within the region. Notes that with an increasing number of qualified individuals amongst ASEAN member states and with the economic turbulence ...Continue Reading | English | 87414 |
| Towards a Green Economy: In Search of Sustainable Energy Policies for the Future | Outlines the landscape of experiments with energy policies in nine different countries, namely the United States, China, India, Brazil, Malaysia, Laos, France, Germany, and Australia. Compiles a series of essays written by scholars from various continents. Mentions that the transition to clean energy is still at an embryonic stage, adding that as this transition involves hard choices politically, economically, and technologically, and countries ...Continue Reading | English | 87310 | |
| ASEAN Curriculum Sourcebook: a Teaching Resource for Primary and Secondary Schools to Foster an Outward-Looking, Stable, Peaceful and Prosperous Asean Community | Presents strategies for teaching various ASEAN concepts and is designed to enhance and complement the curricula of ASEAN member states. Bases itself on a survey of curricula and other materials on ASEAN used in schools across the region, conducted during 2008-2010, which examined the ways in which ASEAN content progresses through grades and across subject areas in each country. Highlights ways of teaching and learning that transcend a mere surv ...Continue Reading | English | 87306 |
