MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


PLT3930

Southeast Asian politics

Susan Blackburn

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis Because development is the main preoccupation of Southeast Asian governments, this subject aims to assess the strategies for development adopted in three Southeast Asian countries, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. After reviewing the social and economic problems facing those countries at independence, the subject looks briefly at development options available and then proceeds to examine the development policies of successive governments from the point of view of identifying the groups which benefit and lose as a result of these policies. Finally, some issues of political economy affecting the region as a whole will be discussed, including environmental controversies, democratisation and women in development.

Assessment Two essays (1500 words and 2500 words): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 40%

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