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East Asian democratization : impact of globalization, culture, and economy /

This text creates an Asian political development model to take into account cultural and historical perspectives. This model is then tested with quantitative indicators and through a series of case studies, based on Japan, South Korea and Thailand.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Compton, Robert W., 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Figures and Tables; 1 The Problem of Asian Democracy; 2 The Cultural Origins of Asian Democracy; 3 The Developmental State Political Elites and Asian Democracy; 4 Asian Political Development Model and Empirical Evidence; 5 Japan and the Tale of Three Asian Societies; 6 South Korea Imperfect Legitimation Leads to Democracy; 7 Thailand Weak State but High Levels of Legitimacy; 8 Conclusion Cases and the Asian Development Model; Bibliography; Index.