Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Development

Name: Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Development
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian DevelopmentAuthor(s): Andrew McGregor, Lisa Law, Fiona Miller\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367581015, 978-0367581015\nSynopsis\nSoutheast Asia is one of the most diverse regions in the world hosting a wide range of languages, ethnicities, religions, economies, ecosystems and political systems. Amidst this diversity, however, has been a common desire to develop. This provides a uniting theme across landscapes of difference. \n\nThis Handbook traces the uneven experiences that have accompanied development in Southeast Asia. The region is often considered to be a development success story; however, it is increasingly recognized that growth underpinning this development has been accompanied by patterns of inequality, violence, environmental degradation and cultural loss. In 30 chapters, written by established and emerging experts of the region, the Handbook examines develop.