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East Asia's New Democracies: Deepening, Reversal, Non-liberal Alternatives book cover

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East Asia's New Democracies Deepening, Reversal, Non-liberal Alternatives

Edited By Yin-wah Chu, Siu-lun Wong Copyright 2010
322 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge
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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... Read more

1. East Asia’s New Democracies: An Introduction Yin-wah Chu and Siu-lun Wong  Part 1: Transition, Consolidation, Reversal: Actors Then and Now  2. Social and Political Developments in China: Challenges for Democratization Jude Howell  3. Civil Society and Democracy-Making in Taiwan: Reexamining the Link Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao and Ming-sho Ho  4. The Bottom-Up Nature of Korean Democratization: Civil Society, Anti-Americanism and Popular Protest Bruce Cumings  5. Modernization Theory’s Last Redoubt: Democratization in East and Southeast Asia Mark R. Thompson  6. Development and Change in Korean Democracy since the Democratic Transition in 1987: The Three Kims’ Politics and After Hyug-Baeg Im  7. Thailand’s Conservative Democratization Kevin Hewison Part 2: Democracy in East Asia? Achievements and Enduring Challenges  8. Democracy and Disorder: Will Democratization Bring Greater Regional Instability to East Asia? Amitav Acharya  9. Democracy’s Double Edge: Financing Social Policy in Industrial East Asia Joseph Wong  10. Devolution and Democracy: A Fragile Connection Ledivina V. Cariño  11. Rule of Law and Democracy: Lessons for China from Asian Experiences Randall Peerenboom  12. Group Rights and Democracy in Southeast Asia Beng Huat Chua  13. Diagnosing the Micro Foundation of Democracy in Asia: Evidence from the AsiaBarometer Survey: 2003-2008 Satoru Mikami and Takashi Inoguchi

Biography

Yin-wah Chu is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist University.

Siu-lun Wong is Professor and Director of the Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong.

"This volume is a very useful update on the status of democratic transition and consolidation in East and Southeast Asia...On the whole, this is a laudable effort to provide a comprehensive survey of democratization and its consequences in East Asia. It has succeeded, to a considerable extent, in applying mainstream theories of democratization to the region’s rich but varied experiences." - Minxin Pei, Pacific Affairs: Volume 85, No. 1 - March 2012
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