The nature of Asian politics / Bruce Gilley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilley, Bruce, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture.

Democratization.

Politics and government.

Asia--Politics and government--21st century.

Asia.

Democracy--Asia.

Democracy.

Democratization--Asia.

Political culture--Asia.

Political science.

Physical Description:

xii, 262 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Summary:

"The Nature of Asian Politics is a broad and thematic treatment of the fundamental factors that characterize politics in the fourteen key countries of Southeast and Northeast Asia. Bruce Gilley begins with an overview of state-society relations, then moves on to the fundamental questions of development and democracy, and finally shifts to an exploration of governance and public policy in the region. This book proposes an Asian governance model that is useful for understanding politics from Japan to Indonesia. By reviving an earlier paradigm known as oriental despotism and applying it to political theories on the Asian region, this book is likely to attract wide debate among students of Asian politics and among Western policy makers seeking to engage the region"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. State and society; 3. Development; 4. Democracy; 5. Governance; 6. Public policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521761710

0521761719

9780521152396

0521152399

OCLC:

881029887

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