Title Southeast Asia : the human landscape of modernization and development / Jonathan Rigg

Edition Second edition Published New York : Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 386 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgements -- A note on the text -- Glossary and list of abbreviations -- Map of Southeast Asia -- CHASING AFTER THE WIND: OF MIRACLES AND MIRAGES -- THINKING ALTERNATIVELY ABOUT DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA -- THE GEOGRAPHY OF EXCLUSION: THE VIEW FROM ABOVE -- THE EXPERIENCE OF EXCLUSION -- NEW RURAL WORLDS: MORE THAN THE SOIL -- THE FACTORY WORLD -- RURAL URBAN INTERACTIONS -- CHASING THE WIND -- Bibliography -- Index Summary The growth economies of Southeast Asia are presented by the World Bank and others as exemplars of development - 'miracle' economies to be emulated. How did the region attain such status? Are the 'other' countries of Southeast Asia able to achieve such a rapid growth? This book charts the development of Southeast Asia, examining the economies of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Burma alongside the established Asian market economies. Drawing on case studies from across the region, the author assesses poverty and ways in which the poor are identified and viewed. Process and change in the rural and urban 'worlds' are examined in detail, focusing on the strengthening rural-urban interaction as 'farmers' make a living in the urban-industrial sector and factories relocate into agricultural areas. Giving prominence to indigenous notions of development, based on Buddhism, Islam and the so-called 'Asian Way', the author critically assesses the conceptual foundations of development, ideas of post-developmentalism, and the 'miracle' thesis. In the light of the experience of one of the most vibrant regions in the world, the book places emphasis on the process of modernization within wider debates of development and challenges the notion that development has been a mirage for many and a tragedy for some Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 19, 2015) Subject Human geography -- Southeast Asia HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia. Economic history Geography Human geography SUBJECT Southeast Asia -- Geography Southeast Asia -- Economic conditions Subject Southeast Asia Form Electronic book ISBN 9781134519507 1134519508

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