Economic Conditions in Southeast Asia -- Economic Development -- Poverty and Income Inequality -- Public Sector Finance -- Social Security with Mukul G. Asher -- Options for Formal Social Security -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- Philippines -- Singapore -- Thailand -- Social Security in Comparative Perspective -- Health -- The State and Health -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- Philippines -- Singapore -- Thailand -- Health Policies in Comparative Perspective -- Education -- The State and Education -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- Philippines -- Singapore -- Thailand -- Education Policies in Comparative Perspective -- The Political Economy of Social Policies -- The State and Social Policies in Southeast Asia -- The Political Economy of Education -- Health, Social Security and the Politics of Regime Survival -- International Factors Affecting Social Security -- Conclusion: Social Welfare Policies in Southeast Asia and the Economic Crisis -- Patterns of Social Policies in Southeast Asia -- The Politics of Social Policies in Southeast Asia -- The Economic Crisis and Social Policies -- The Future of Social Welfare in East Asia.