ISIS Books Published in 2006
NOORDIN SOPIEE: A MAN AND HIS IDEAS
Selected writing and speeches
708 pp (2006)
Edited by Mohamed Jawhar Hassan
RM 130.00 ( H/C) ISBN – 967947-290-6
This book encompasses a collection of selected papers and articles of the late Tan Sri Dr Noordin Sopiee as well as speeches delivered by him on various occasions. These were written or presented over a period of time that encompassed both the time when he was in the New Straits Times Press (where he rose to the position of Group Editor-in-Chief) and when he headed the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, first as Director-General and later as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Dr Noordin was a prolific writer possessed of a unique writing style that made his works memorable. His works reflect a mind that was rational and pragmatic, while imbued at the same time with a sense of idealism.
ASIA PACIFIC SECURITY: IMPERATIVES FOR CO-OPERATION (19th APR)
462 pp (2006)
Edited by Stephen Leong
RM 89.00
ISBN – 967947-291-4
Two decades since its inception, the Asia Pacific Roundtable (APR) continues to bring together the region’s scholars, think tank researchers, policy practitioners and representatives of people’s organisations to interact and to exchange views on current security issues and thus contribute to the valuable discourse on regional security in the Asia Pacific. This volume contains selected papers from those presented at the 19th APR.
MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE, GROWTH, POVERTY REDUCTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
83 pp (2006)
By UNDP Malaysia, MIER & ISIS
ISBN 983-40995-6-8
This publication documents the changing patterns and structure of Malaysia’s international trade, and shows how sustained trade-led growth has contributed to a massive reduction in poverty rates, as well as leading to high human development.{jgototop}{/jgototop}
