- Date
- Fall 2002/Winter 2003
Southeast Asia is a region where some states have developed rapidly and raised living standards by producing goods and resources for world markets and working with multinational corporations. It is also a region where the forces of globalization have decimated the environment, fueled human rights abuses, and helped stifle the development of open society by enriching and entrenching corrupt regimes.
The Fall 2002/Winter 2003 issue of Open Society News highlights OSI's efforts to promote democracy and open society and to eliminate the worst effects of globalization in Southeast Asia. While the individual articles highlight problems, they also demonstrate how aspects of globalization, such as the increasing use of international law and greater cooperation and communication among civil society organizations throughout the world, can be forces for the growth of open society.
