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The institutional imperative : the politics of equitable development in Southeast Asia /

Why do some countries in the developing world achieve growth with equity, while others do not? If democracy is the supposed panacea for the developing world, why have Southeast Asian democracies had such uneven results? In exploring these questions, political scientist Erik Martinez Kuhonta argues t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kuhonta, Erik Martinez, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
Colección:Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Introduction and theory. Introduction
  • Institutions and social reform
  • Part 2. Politics of equitable development in Malaysia. From colonialism to independence : a festering crisis
  • Reforming state, party, and economy
  • Part 3. Politics of equitable development in Thailand. The bureaucratic polity ascendant and the failure of reform
  • Growth without equity
  • Part 4. Extensions and conclusions. Extending the theoretical argument : the Philippines and Vietnam
  • Conclusion.