Cities, Transport and Communications: The Integration of Southeast Asia Since 1850 (Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia)

This book shows the impact of globalization on Southeast Asia, which over a few decades has evolved from a loose set of war-torn ex-colonies to being a centre of global manufacturing. Focusing on cities, Howard Dick and Peter J. Rimmer explain the emergence of modern Southeast Asia and its increasing integration into the world economy by showing how technological change, economic development and politics have transformed the flows of goods, people and information. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Tables......Page 9 List of Figures......Page 12 Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 16 Glossary......Page 20 A Note on Place Names......Page 23 Part I: Patterns and Processes......Page 24 1 Patterns: Networks and Urban Hierarchy......Page 26 2 Processes: the Diffusion of Technology......Page 60 Part II: Hinterlands......Page 96 3 The Archipelago......Page 104 4 Islands: Java and Luzon......Page 140 5 Rivers: Chao Phraya, Irrawaddy and Mekong......Page 178 6 Peninsulas: Malaya and Annam......Page 209 Part III: Cities......Page 240 7 World City: Singapore......Page 252 8 Archipelagic Cities: Manila and Jakarta......Page 280 9 River Cities: Bangkok, Rangoon and Saigon......Page 312 10 First World City: Kuala Lumpur......Page 342 Afterword......Page 362 Bibliography......Page 368 Index......Page 399 This book shows the impact of globalization on Southeast Asia, which over a few decades has evolved from a loose set of war-torn ex-colonies to being a centre of global manufacturing. Focusing on cities, the authors explain the emergence of modern Southeast Asia and its increasing integration into the world economy by showing how technological change, economic development and politics have transformed the flows of goods, people and information. Instead of nation states, the perspective of this work is network analysis over time of the flows of goods, people and information. Technologies of transport and communications are seen to have transformed relations of time and space Southeast Asia can be identified most readily as the ten member nations of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).