Between developmentalism and populism : walking a tightrope in Southeast Asia

• Main Author: Trajano, Julius Cesar I
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97301; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11807
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Southeast Asian economies remain resilient to weak global growth primarily due to buoyant domestic consumption backed by strong government spending. Given the scarce resources of governments, they have to strike a balance between populist measures and fiscal discipline.