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Democracy and development in Southeast Asia : the winds of change / Clark D. Neher, Ross Marlay.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1995.Description: xx, 220 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0813319846 (hard : alk. paper)
  • 0813319854 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.959 20 NEH
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Contents:
Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Illustrations Preface List of Acronyms 1 The Concept of Democracy Waves of Democratization Definition of Democracy Measuring Democracy Notes 2 Asian-Style Democracy Confucianism Patron-Client Communitarianism Personalism Authority Dominant Political Party Strong State Critique of Asian Democracy Asian Critique of Western Democracy Notes 3 Thailand Citizen Participation Electoral Competition Civil Liberties Prospects for Democracy The International Context Conclusion Time Line Notes 4 The Philippines Citizen Participation Electoral Competition Civil Liberties Prospects for Democracy The International Context Conclusion Time Line Notes 5 Indonesia Citizen Participation Electoral Competition Civil Liberties Prospects for Democracy The International Context Conclusion Time Line Notes 6 Malaysia Citizen Participation Electoral Competition Civil Liberties Prospects for Democracy The International Context Conclusion Time Line Notes 7 Burma Citizen Participation Electoral Competition Civil Liberties Prospects for Democracy The International Context Conclusion Time Line Notes 8 Singapore and Brunei SINGAPORE Citizen Participation Electoral Competition Civil Liberties Prospects for Democracy The International Context Conclusion Time Line NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Time Line Notes 9 Vietnam and Laos VIETNAM Citizen Participation Electoral Competition Civil Liberties Prospects for Democracy The International Context Conclusion Time Line LAOS Citizen Participation Electoral Competition Civil Liberties Prospects for Democracy The International Context Conclusion Time Line Notes 10 Cambodia Citizen Participation, Electoral Competition, and Civil Liberties Prospects for Democracy The International Context Conclusion Time Line Notes 11 Democracy and Development Relationship Between Development and Democracy Democracy in Southeast Asia Conclusion Notes Bibliography About the Book and Authors Index
Summary: Exploring the remarkable political and economic changes sweeping Southeast Asia, the authors take as their starting point the trend,albeit uneven,toward democratization. They focus specifically on Asian democracy,'" a form that has been adapted by Southeast Asians to suit their own particular needs.This book begins by building a framework for understanding democracy in its broadest sense. The authors investigate the uniquely Asian style of democracy, which borrows democratic political institutions and meshes them with the cultural patterns specific to each country. In separate chapters, the authors trace the evolutionary historical processes within each country, as well as citizen participation, electoral practices, and civil liberties. The chapters end with an assessment of the prospects for democracy in that nation as well as an evaluation of whether democratic regimes are necessary for developing successful economies and societies in the new international era.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210) and index.

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
List of Acronyms
1 The Concept of Democracy
Waves of Democratization
Definition of Democracy
Measuring Democracy
Notes
2 Asian-Style Democracy
Confucianism
Patron-Client Communitarianism
Personalism
Authority
Dominant Political Party
Strong State
Critique of Asian Democracy
Asian Critique of Western Democracy
Notes
3 Thailand
Citizen Participation
Electoral Competition
Civil Liberties
Prospects for Democracy
The International Context
Conclusion
Time Line
Notes
4 The Philippines
Citizen Participation
Electoral Competition
Civil Liberties
Prospects for Democracy
The International Context
Conclusion
Time Line
Notes
5 Indonesia
Citizen Participation
Electoral Competition
Civil Liberties
Prospects for Democracy
The International Context
Conclusion
Time Line
Notes
6 Malaysia
Citizen Participation
Electoral Competition
Civil Liberties
Prospects for Democracy
The International Context
Conclusion
Time Line
Notes
7 Burma
Citizen Participation
Electoral Competition
Civil Liberties
Prospects for Democracy
The International Context
Conclusion
Time Line
Notes
8 Singapore and Brunei
SINGAPORE
Citizen Participation
Electoral Competition
Civil Liberties
Prospects for Democracy
The International Context
Conclusion
Time Line
NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Time Line
Notes
9 Vietnam and Laos
VIETNAM
Citizen Participation
Electoral Competition
Civil Liberties
Prospects for Democracy
The International Context
Conclusion
Time Line
LAOS
Citizen Participation
Electoral Competition
Civil Liberties
Prospects for Democracy
The International Context
Conclusion
Time Line
Notes
10 Cambodia
Citizen Participation, Electoral Competition, and Civil Liberties
Prospects for Democracy
The International Context
Conclusion
Time Line
Notes
11 Democracy and Development
Relationship Between Development and Democracy
Democracy in Southeast Asia
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
About the Book and Authors
Index

Exploring the remarkable political and economic changes sweeping Southeast Asia, the authors take as their starting point the trend,albeit uneven,toward democratization. They focus specifically on Asian democracy,'" a form that has been adapted by Southeast Asians to suit their own particular needs.This book begins by building a framework for understanding democracy in its broadest sense. The authors investigate the uniquely Asian style of democracy, which borrows democratic political institutions and meshes them with the cultural patterns specific to each country. In separate chapters, the authors trace the evolutionary historical processes within each country, as well as citizen participation, electoral practices, and civil liberties. The chapters end with an assessment of the prospects for democracy in that nation as well as an evaluation of whether democratic regimes are necessary for developing successful economies and societies in the new international era.

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