Southeast Asia is a region on the rise: eleven countries of varied scales and endowments acting increasingly in unison on the international stage. This book adds enormously to our understanding of the populations involved and how they are changing. To borrow from the motto of Southeast Asia's largest country, there is here a 'unity in diversity' that accounts for much ... Read moreof the region's expanding vitality and charm. To anyone who wants to understand current demographic trends in Southeast Asia and how they are likely to affect the region's future prosperity and geopolitical role, I highly recommend this book. -Adrian Hayes, Australian National University and Chair, Scientific Panel on Climate Change, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population The strength of this book is that it contains a vast amount of useful information regarding the long-term demographic developments in the 11 Southeast Asian countries. . . . This book is interesting and full of valuable information. . . . a highly recommended reading. -Naohiro Ogawa,Institute of Developing Economies(June 2015) Show Less