1. Economic development – South Asia 2. Economic growth – Southeast Asia 3. Southeast Asia – Economic conditions – Case studies 4. Southeast Asia – Economic conditions – 21st century 5. Southeast Asia – Foreign economic relations – 21st century The Pok Rafeah Chair Public Lecture Series – The 9th Pok Rafeah Chair Public Lecture Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia delivered on 24 November 2014 6. Southeast Asia – Politics and government