TY  - BOOK
AU  - KUIK Cheng-chwee
TI  - Smaller states' alignment choices: a comparative study of Malaysia and Singapore' Hedgine behavior in the face of a rising China 
SN  - 9781244578456 (pbk.):
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Eisenhower Parkway
PB  - Proquest
KW  - POLITIC AND GOVERNMENT
KW  - MALAYSIA
KW  - SINGAPORE
KW  - CHINA
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - It contends that the enduring uncertainty at the systemic level has compelled the states to hedge by pursuing contradictory, mutually counteracting transactions of 'returns-maximizing' and 'risk-contingency' options, which seek to offset the potential drawbacks of one another, as a way to project a non-taking-sides stance while keeping their own fallback position at a time when the prospect of power structure is far from clear
ER  -