Japan has increasingly become the major economic partner of the ASEAN countries. As for ASEAN , it is clear that Japan is the strongest foreign investor.Futhermore,it is obvious that,apart from Austraria, Japan is the only critical developed country within reasonable distance of the region. Japan considers herself very much a part of Asia.Her foreign policy mentions expricitly that, as an ASEAN nation. She has the greatest interest in her relationships with Southeast Asia countries.Inbact Japan looks to Southeast Asia as her sphere of influence ...

Contributing to the growing discourse on political parties in Asia, this book looks at parties in Southeast Asia’s most competitive electoral democracies of Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. It highlights the diverse dynamics of party politics in the region and provides new insights into organizational structures, mobilizational strategies and the multiple dimensions of linkages between political parties and their voters. The book focuses on the prominence of clientelistic practices and strategies, both within parties as well as between ...

Hitherto, comparative study of Islamic finance in both non-Muslim and Muslim countries is scarce. This is including the area of investment in Islamic equity portfolio in non-Muslim countries. Consequently, it is interesting to study performance comparison of investment in Islamic financial products such as Islamic indices created by Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Results obtained from this research will be useful for investors as investment information and for Islamic and non-Islamic countries alike to create investment alternatives such ...