Political Change in Southeast Asia

ISBN-13: 9780521883771 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 255 str.

Jacques Bertrand

Opis

Powerful new survey of political change in Southeast Asia, exploring why some countries have become democratic while others remain authoritarian.

Recenzje

'In this much-anticipated new text, Jacques Bertrand makes a clear case for Southeast Asia as politically distinctive, if not wholly unique. Adjudicating among dominant explanations for political change or stasis that stress the role of economic development in structuring political patterns (and vice-versa), the influence and interests of elite actors, the strength and priorities of class-based or other social forces, and cultural features such as patrimonialism, Bertrand offers a pithy, well-focused, and accessible introduction to Southeast Asian politics, spanning the diversity of states in the region through the present day. The book presents both succinct political histories of each state and a cogent analytical approach, making it ideal for undergraduate or graduate classroom use.' Meredith L. Weiss, University at Albany, State University of New York

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Understanding political change in Southeast Asia; Part I. Capitalism, Economic Growth and Political Change: 2. Indonesia and Timor-Leste; 3. The Philippines; 4. Malaysia, Singapore; 5. Thailand; Part II. State Socialist Countries and Authoritarian Stability: 6. Vietnam; 7. Cambodia and Laos; 8. Burma/Myanmar; 9. Southeast Asia in the twenty-first century; References; Index.