Download Economics of SE Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania

Thailand
New Zealand
Vietnam
Indonesia = Dutch East Indies = Spice Islands
 Impacted
by wars, political turmoil
during 20th century
 Vietnam, Cambodia,
Laos- French Indochina
 Laos is Landlocked
depends on foreign
aid for survival
Khmer Rouge
Vietnam
 Move
from farming to manufacturing
 ASEAN
• Association of South East Asian Nations
• Formed to promote economic growth & peace
 Problems
with Modernization
• Income gap
• Social unrest, crime
• Pollution
• Strain on resources
Nike factory in Vietnam
 Independent
– minimal impact from war,
political turmoil
 Tourism
 Never colonized
 highly
developed and
successful market
economy
 GDP per capita- $ 62,000
 Exports: electronics and
chemicals
 No spitting or
chewing gum
 Mostly
urban w/ tertiary economic
activities
 Agriculture, ranching & herding
Sydney Harbour, Australia
Ranching in New Zealand
 Impacted
by WWII
 Mostly primary economic
activities (agriculture)
 Support from US / military
bases
American Samoa- military
base
fishing