Asian Journal of Public Affairs

We are glad to share with you the new Issue of the Asian Journal of Public Affairs (AJPA) hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS).
 
Asian Journal of Public Affairs is the flagship journal of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS since 2006. It is a peer-reviewed publication featuring articles by scholars and practitioners on public affairs issues in the Greater Asia including the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and the Asia-Pacific region. Published on a bi-annual basis, AJPA seeks to influence public policy-making in Asia through interdisciplinary policy-relevant research. Print circulation is targeted not only to academic audiences but also to civil society and government organizations.
 
Since August 2014, Asian Journal of Public Affairs has reformed the editorial process, which emphasizes working with authors in a constructive manner; assembled an International Advisory Board comprised of leading scholars in public policy to oversee the progress of the journal; changed its publication style from print-dominated to publications on rolling basis first appearing on the SSRN page of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the website of the journal. The journal is free for all on its website. Asian Journal of Public Affairs aspires to be a conduit between Asian and the world, and theory and practice.
 
Volume 8 Issue 1 delivers a good spread of research articles, book reviews, and commentaries on issues pertaining to Asia and the world. We hope you enjoy reading the journal. We would be glad if you could send us feedback.
 
Asian Journal of Public Affairs Table of Contents; Vol 8 Issue 1
 
Editor’s Note
Phua Chao Rong, Charles
Pages: 1-2
 
Research Articles
The Australia-China Free Trade Agreement and the Growing Acceptance of Chinese State Capital Investment
Megan Bowman, George Gilligan, Justin O’Brien
Pages: 3-24
DOI: 10.18003/ajpa.201501
 
Foreign Aid for Myanmar’s Transition: Capacity Takes Precedence
Patrick Strefford
Pages: 25-46
DOI: 10.18003/ajpa.201503
 
India’s Gender-Divided Sex Behavior: Illusion or Policy Challenge
Nilanjan Raghunath and Philip Truscott
Pages: 47-63
DOI: 10.18003/ajpa.201502
 
Beyond the Point of No Return?Allied Defence Procurement, the ‘China Threat’, and the case of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Raphaël Zaffran and Nicolas Erwes
Pages: 64-88
DOI: 10.18003/ajpa.201508
 
Book Reviews
International Monetary Regime: What is Next?
M. Kerem Coban
Pages: 89-94
DOI: 10.18003/ajpa.201506
 
Euroasia: Re-focusing Central Asia as the Centre of the World
Phua Chao Rong, Charles
Pages: 95-99
DOI: 10.18003/ajpa.201509
 
Commentaries
The Political Trilemma and India at the WTO
Ketaki Purohit
Pages: 100-105
DOI: 10.18003/ajpa.201505
 
The Lyrics of Public Service Excellence
Max Everest-Phillips
Pages: 106-109
DOI: 10.18003/ajpa.201504