Southeast Asia's development : towards liberal individualism and inclusive governance / edited by Bryan Cheang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cheang, Bryan, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southeast Asia--Economic policy.

Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia--Economic conditions.

Southeast Asia--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

This volume challenges dominant narratives about Southeast Asia's development by bridging a long-standing intellectual divide. On the one hand, liberal thinkers rarely engage with the developmental histories and practices of the non-Western world. On the other, Asian scholars and heterodox critics often treat economic liberalism as a 'neoliberal' project imported in unsavoury circumstances. Bringing these worlds into conversation, 'Southeast Asia's Development' advances a distinct view of liberal development in the tradition of Adam Smith and F.A. Hayek - rooted in individualism, social pluralism, and negative rights - to expose the failures of the region's entrenched model of elite-driven political capitalism.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 23, 2025).

ISBN:

0-19-898418-9

OCLC:

1546789251