Binding: Paperback
Description: This collection brings us up - to - date on the contemporary situations in the new democracies of East Asia and debates on the prospect of introducing liberal democracy to this part of the world. The chapters cover a wide range of cases including in - depth examination of China Korea Taiwan the Philippines Thailand and broad comparisons of Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Vietnam and other countries. The contributors who are foremost experts in their fields examine the roles performed by civil society social classes and strategic groups as well as the intertwining of values and interests in the transition to consolidation of and reversal from democracy. They also evaluate the extent to which these new democracies have facilitated regional peace helped extend social welfare benefits bolstered poverty alleviation and upheld the rule of law and human rights. Grounding their analyses in the historical development of these societies and/or examining them through the comparative strategy they also explore the desirability of liberal democracy whether in the subjective assessment of the Asian people or in relation to the social - political challenges faced by these Asian countries. East Asia's New Democracies will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics political science political sociology East and Southeast Asian studies.
Title: East Asia's New Democracies Deepening Reversal Non - Liberal Alternatives
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415499316
Pages: 322 Pages, 19 Tables, Black And White; 5 Line Drawings, Black And White
Publication Date: 6/4/2010
Series: Politics in Asia
Category: Political Structures: Democracy