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"In 1511, a Portuguese expedition under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque arrived on the shores of Malacca, taking control of the prosperous Malayan port-city after a swift military campaign. Portugal, a peripheral but then technologically advanced country in southwestern Europe since the latter fifteenth century, had been in the process of establishing solid outposts all along Asia's litoral in order to participate in the most active and profitable maritime trading routes of the day. As it turned out, the Portuguese presence and influence in the Malayan Peninsula and elsewhere in continental and insular Asia expanded far beyond the sphere of commerce and extended over time well into the twenty-first century. Five hundred years later, a conference held in Singapore brought together a large group of scholars from widely different national, academic and disciplinary contexts, to analyse and discuss the intricate consequences of Portuguese interactions in Asia over the longue dure. The result of these discussions is a stimulating set of case studies that, as a rule, combine original archival and/or field research with innovative historiographical perspectives. Luso-Asian communities, real and imagined, and Luso-Asian heritage, material and symbolic, are studied with depth and insight. The range of thematic, chronological and geographic areas covered in these proceeding is truly remarkable, showing not only the extraordinary relevance of revisiting Luso-Asian interactions in the longer term, but also the surprising dynamism within an area of studies which seemed on the verge of exhaustion. After all, archives from all over the world, from Rio de Janeiro to London, from Lisbon to Rome, and from Goa to Macao, might still hold some secrets on the subject of Luso-Asian relations, when duly explored by resourceful scholars." -Rui M. Loureiro Centro de Historia de Alem-Mar, Lisbon "This two-volume set pulls together several interdisciplinary studies historicizing Portuguese 'legacies' across Asia over a period of approximately five centuries (ca. 1511-2011). It is especially recommended to readers interested in the broader aspects of the early European presence in Asia, and specifically on questions of politics, colonial administration, commerce, societal interaction, integration, identity, hybridity, religion and language." -Associate Professor Peter Borschberg Department of History, National University of Singapore

Portuguese --- Ethnology --- History --- Ethnic identity --- Southeast Asia --- Asia, Southeast --- Asia, Southeastern --- South East Asia --- Southeastern Asia --- Civilization --- Portuguese influences

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This edition of the Southeast Asian Economic Outlook examines the macroeconomic situation, policies and medium-term growth prospects for countries in the region; structural challenges; green growth strategies, policies and institutions; and environmental taxes. It finds that growth for the region will moderate in the near term but solid growth performance will continue until 2016. To sustain this favourable outlook, countries need to meet considerable structural challenges. Green growth offers an alternative growth strategy in the long term.

Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- Southeast Asia. --- Economic forecasting -- Southeast Asia. --- Southeast Asia -- Economic conditions. --- Southeast Asia -- Economic policy. --- Economic forecasting --- Southeast Asia --- Politics and government --- Economic conditions --- Economics --- Forecasting --- Economic indicators --- Asia, Southeast --- Asia, Southeastern --- South East Asia --- Southeastern Asia

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International labour migration can be characterized in three ways - as human aspiration, tradition, and necessity. For some people, working overseas is a dream. For others, international labour mobility is a tradition. For a great number of people however, international labour migration is an economic necessity. It is the only viable solution to realize their basic human right to a decent life. GMS worker movements to Thailand typify all three characterizations of international labour mobility. While this book focuses on the economic dimensions of international labour emigration, principally from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam to Thailand, it recognizes at the very outset the equal standing of non-economic motivations for migration.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor. --- Southeast Asia --- Mekong River Region --- Emigration and immigration --- Economic aspects. --- Asia, Southeast --- Asia, Southeastern --- South East Asia --- Southeastern Asia --- Labour market--Mekong River Region. --- Mekong River Region--Emigration and immigration. --- Labor mobility --- Economic aspects

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Launched in 1992, Regional Outlook is an annual publication of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, published every January. Designed for the busy executive, professional, diplomat, journalist, or interested observer, Regional Outlook aims to provide a succinct analysis of current political and economic trends shaping the region, and the outlook for the forthcoming two years. This forward-looking book contains focused political commentaries and economic forecasts on all ten countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as a select number of topical pieces of significance to the region.

Economic forecasting --- Economics --- Forecasting --- Economic indicators --- ASEAN --- Association of Southeast Asian nations --- Economic conditions. --- Southeast Asia --- Asia, Southeast --- Asia, Southeastern --- South East Asia --- Southeastern Asia --- Economic conditions --- Politics and government --- ASEAN. --- Politics and government.

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Community organization --- Political sociology --- Asia --- Système politique --- political systems --- Politique de développement --- Development policies --- Politique économique --- Economic policies --- société civile --- civil societies --- Trouble social --- Social unrest --- Changement social --- Social change --- Asie --- Asie de l'Est --- East Asia --- Asie du Sud --- South Asia --- Asie centrale --- Central Asia --- Asie du Sud-Est --- South East Asia --- Economic conditions --- Social aspects --- Social conditions --- 21st century