Pacific Asia : the politics of development /
Yumei Zhang.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
- viii, 192 pages ; 23 cm.
- The making of the contemporary world .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-184) and index.
Development theories -- Development in Pacific Asia -- The political economy of 'Confucian' capitalisms -- The political economy of 'ersatz capitalism' in Southeast Asia -- Political development in Japan : a model of 'illiberal democracy'? -- Political development in Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand : the triumph of democratisation -- Political development in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia : democratisation blocked -- 'Welfare orientalism' and social development in Pacific Asia -- The changing context of development : democratisation, globalisation and the 1997 crisis -- The rise of regionalism in Pacific Asia : contested visions, changing realities.
0415184886 (hardcover) 0415184894 (pbk.)
2002011675
East Asia--Politics and government. East Asia--Economic policy. Southeast Asia--Politics and government--1945- Southeast Asia--Economic policy.