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17 results in Research Notes and Discussion Papers

Peasants, Proletarians and Prostitutes
  • A Preliminary Investigation into the Work of Chinese Women in Colonial Malaya
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1986
  • This book uses a socio-historical approach with feminist insight to examine the work of Chinese women in colonial Malaya, specifically those who worked as prostitutes, mui tsai, domestic servants, tin and rubber workers, hawkers and construction workers. The study questions the view that all women in traditional society were subordinated.

Compulsory Savings and Taxes in Singapore
  • Antal Deutsch, Hanna Zowall
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1988
  • Three of the four chapters in this book deal with consequences of the income-tax treatment of contributions to and withdrawals from the CPF. They discuss the effects on the borrowing costs of the Government of Singapore, and on the effective rates of return accruing to the citizens as members of the Central Provident Fund. The last chapter presents estimates of the probable decline in the retirement incomes of Singaporeans arising from the 1986 reduction in employer contributions.

Decision-Making in an ASEAN Complementation Scheme
  • The Automotive Industry
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1987
  • Three case studies (Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand) on decision-making in the automotive complementation project at the government and private sector levels.

Television in Singapore
  • An Analysis of a Week's Viewing
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1984
  • Contents include Television and the Issue of Identity; Types of Programmes; Languages of Programmes; Imported Programmes; Serialization in the Singapore context.

By Women, For Women
  • A Study of Five Women's Organizations in Thailand
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 July 1991
  • An increasing number of women's groups are working independently in Thailand to promote women's rights. The aim of this study is to document the strategies adopted by a selection of these groups, and the programs that they are implementing in Thailand, in order to understand how cultural specificity (of mobility and education) guides their participation, and how gender relations are formed and transformed. While attempting to synthesize the disparate data collected on Thai women and their organizations, the authors have tried to evolve an analytical framework to study the meaning and significance of women's lives and efforts.

New Population and Labour Force Projections and Policy Implications for Singapore
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1987
  • An updated set of population projections using population estimates by sex and age as well as fertility indices for 1985. Use is also made of the 1985 labour-force survey.

Multinational Banking
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1985
  • A brief overview of some facts about multinational banking; tax evasion, global money, and capital market banking; welfare effects of international banking; and implications for public policy.

Thailand's Two General Elections in 1992
  • Democracy Sustained
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1992
  • This paper is one in a series called 'Research Notes and Discussions', published at regular intervals by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Each number represents either the summary of discussions or tentative results of ongoing research, circulated for the purpose of stimulating further thought on the issues concerned. Because of the nature and objective of this series, every effort is made to disseminate the material in a readable format as quickly and inexpensively to reach as many scholars and specialists as possible.

From Torrent to Trickle
  • Managing the Flow of News in Southeast Asia
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1986
  • Based on questionnaires and interviews with journalists and news editors, the study examines the ASEAN perception of the flow of news in the region. From the news practitioner's point of view, the study covers issues on what are considered useful sources of news, quality of reporting on the region, and outside, perception of news coverage (in the news media) of individual ASEAN countries by other ASEAN members, and how news exchange functions within the region.

Population Projections for Singapore 1980-2070
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1983
  • The detailed results of the computation of population projections for Singapore by sex and for time-intervals of five years from 1980 to 2070. Two plausible future courses of population trends are put forward.

Small and Medium Entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1985
  • This study investigates the activities of small and medium entrepreneurs in the manufacturing sector in South and Southeast Asia, to examine their actual and potential contribution to social and economic development in their countries. The factors that encourage or hinder this contribution are also identified and suggestions are put forward on how the contribution towards development can be rendered more effective.

Malaysia's 1990 General Election
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1991
  • Malaysia's general election in October 1990 was of special significance. This was the first time since independence that a credible multi-ethnic coalition had emerged to challenge the ruling coalition that had been in power for thirty-three years. The election campaign turned into a "no-holds-barred" struggle, where ethnic and religious issues were thrown into the fray - with serious implications for the process of nation-building. The paper discusses the events and issues leading to the elections, the political parties involved, the alignments they made, the strategies and tactics that were deployed, and the manifestos and issues that were raised in the campaign. The author gives an analysis of the results and suggests that the Barisan Nasional's return to power is not unqualified, given the setbacks to the ethnic and federal-state relations in the course of the elections.

Ko-tai
  • A New Form of Chinese Urban Street Theatre in Malaysia
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1984
  • The first book on Ko-tai, a new theatre form. It gives a good factual account of the origins, setting, context, and the mechanics of the organization of Ko-tai theatre. Included are complete translations of comic skits, photographs, calendar of Ko-tai events in Penang, and a glossary.

Trade in Services between ASEAN and EC Member States
  • Case Studies for West Germany, France, and the Netherlands
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1991
  • This paper analyses data released by the three EC member countries' Central Banks on payments and receipts for services traded between West Germany, France, and the Netherlands on the one hand and the five founding member states of ASEAN on the other. Chapter II analyses the changing role of services in the five ASEAN countries' balance of payment until 1987. Chapter III to V highlight the development of transactions in services between ASEAN countries on the one hand and West Germany, France, and the Netherlands during the 1970s and 1980s on the other, Chapter VI on common as well as country-specific elements of bilateral transactions in services between ASEAN and the EC countries.

Economic Debates in Vietnam
  • Issues and Problems in Reconstruction and Development (1975-84)
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1985
  • This study examines the relationship of the dilemma and options faced by the Vietnamese leadership in planning reconstruction and development within socialism.

Modern Malay Literary Culture
  • A Historical Perspective
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1987
  • This study underlines the importance of the literary context and places it on par with structural literary analysis. It traces the socio-political changes in Malaysia from the days of British colonialism with its restrictive Malay educational policy and the role played by Malay teachers and journalists, to the present period.

Foreign Manufacturing Investments in Resource-Based Industries
  • Comparisons between Malaysia and Singapore
  • Published by:
    ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
    Published online:
    21 October 2015
    Print publication:
    01 January 1990
  • The development of resource-based industries has featured importantly in the industrialization strategies of both Malaysia and Thailand and there is considerable potential for the further expansion of the industries. This study provides some background details of the Malaysian and Thai economies and examines some of the features of resource-based industries and their current status in the two countries.