What have been the local political consequences of Indonesia's decentralization and electoral reforms? Some recent scholarship has emphasized continuity with Suharto's New Order, arguing that under the new rules, old elites ...

"This paper was prepared by the Pacific Islands Development Program for the Disaster Preparedness Strategies Seminar, March 23-25, 1983 Suva, Fiji."

"This paper was prepared by the Pacific Islands Development Program for the Disaster Preparedness Strategies Seminar, March 23-25, 1983 Suva, Fiji."

In the face of a rising China, the most fundamental concern of Asia Pacific governments is how a stronger China affects their own security. While China could achieve a reasonable amount of security and prosperity playing ...

The conflict in the southern Philippines is becoming increasingly complex, and untangling the knots for a greater understanding of the problem is no easy task. Yet underlying the many manifestations of a complex conflict ...

A multivariate analysis of births during the four years before the NFHS shows that mortality rates are higher for children age 12-47 months if their mothers are employed. Mortality is higher for children age 0-11 months ...

Western Pacific Rim states have been slow to participate in preferential trade agreements (PTAs). In the past four years, however, more than 40 PTAs involving these economies have been proposed or are being implemented. ...

Continuing political uncertainty in the Asia Pacific region following the end of the Cold War led to the formation, in 1993, of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). The first security institution created just for the region, ...