1st Edition

Regional Minorities and Development in Asia

Edited By Huhua Cao, Elizabeth Morrell Copyright 2010
200 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Asia has undergone strong economic growth since the Second World War. However, it also experiences growing economic and regional disparities brought about by this unprecedented development. This economic growth cannot be considered sustainable without taking into consideration the social development of minority populations, as well as the fundamentals of minority rights. The chapters in... Read more

Introduction  Part I: Overcoming Exclusion  1. From rebels to governors: "Patronage Autonomy" and continuing underdevelopment in Muslim Mindanao Miriam Coronel Ferrer  2. Balancing livelihoods, limited options, and the state: Alleviating poverty in critical environments Elizabeth Morrell  3. The hunter’s spirit: Autonomy and development in indigenous Taiwan Scott Simon  Part II: Development or Underdevelopment?  4. Sustainable futures? Displacement, development and the Muong Barbara Rugendyke & Nguyen Thi Son  5. Access to education for girls in minority region of Gansu province, Western China: A geographic perspective Huhua Cao & Jing Feng  Part III: Ethnic Integration and Cultural Revival  6. Reviving Malay Connections in Southeast Asia Minako Sakai  7. The Miao of China: an emerging nationality Peter M. Foggin & Sébastien Carrier  8. Globalization and regionalism: The rise of a new cultural movement in Bali, Indonesia Thomas Reuter

Biography

Huhua Cao is Professor in the University of Ottawa's Department of Geography, where he is a specialist in the application of geostatistical approaches to urban and regional minority development.

Elizabeth Morrell is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Political and International Studies at Flinders University, South Australia. She is Acting Director of the Flinders Asia Centre