1st Edition
Governments and Markets in East Asia The Politics of Economic Crises
By Jungug Choi
Copyright 2006
192 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Governments and Markets in East Asia examines the relationship between economic performance, elite co-operation, and political regime stability in the context of the Asian crisis, and argues that economic crisis is not the cause of greater political harmony or discord, but rather that it serves as a catalyst that may encourage elites to cooperate or conflict depending upon the... Read more
1. Introduction: Economic Crises, Political Elites, and Democratic Stability 2. The Outbreak of the Asian Economic Crisis and Its Socioeconomic Consequences 3. Political Circumstances before the Asian Economic Crisis: Elite Configurations in the Five Countries 4. Economic Crisis, Divided Elites and Prospects for an Elite Settlement 5. Economic Crisis, Fragmented Elites and Prospects for Elite Convergence 6. Economic Crisis, Consensual Elites and Prospects for the Further Consensus 7. Conclusions
Biography
Jungug Choi is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Konkuk University, Korea. His main research interests include political party systems, electoral behavior and political economy in East and Southeast Asia.
