Australia and Asia: The Years of Living Aimlessly

Beeson, M. (2001) Australia and Asia: The Years of Living Aimlessly. In: Singh, Daljit and Smith, Anthony, (eds.) Southeast Asian Affairs 2001. Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, pp. 44-55.

Abstract

This paper examines recent foreign policy and the changing orientation to 'Asia' and 'Asian engagement'. It is argued that despite the general constraints faced by the policy-making elites of smaller powers in an era of 'globalization', policy matters. In this regard, recent policy under the Howard government provides a stark contrast to the earlier, proactive, Asia-oriented policies of the Hawke-Keating era.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Publisher:	Institute for Southeast Asian Studies
Copyright:	The Author
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/23207

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