Comment on "The Southeast Asian Economies in the Age of Discontent".

Keywords: F02; F60; H12; Z18 EN F02 F60 H12 Z18 210 211 2 07/03/20 20200701 NES 200701 Basri and Hill ([1]) ask the question whether the recent global trend of authoritarian populism has influenced Southeast Asian countries. If the authoritarian populism in the advanced countries is triggered by stagnant growth, unemployment, and social discontent with globalization, then an easy explanation is that the Southeast Asian countries do not have those socio-economic conditions. In Basri and Hill ([1]), authoritarian and populism are mentioned in one breath. [Extracted from the article]