Weak and strong states in Asia-Pacific societies
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Weak and strong states in Asia-Pacific societies
（Studies in world affairs, 18）
Allen & Unwin in association with the Department of International Relations, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australia National University, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-205) and index
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Description
Arising from a workshop held in 1997, this study examines the concepts of weak and strong states within a state-in-society approach. It focuses on South East Asia and Melanesia, areas with a wide variety of states and societies, from the seemingly strong states of Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam to the apparently weak states of Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The contributors analyze why so many states stay intact despite poor services and internal disorder, why seemingly strong states can be strikingly weak in particular areas or at certain times, and why apparently weak states are sometimes remarkably resilient.
Table of Contents
ContributorsAcknowledgmentsWeak states, strong states: A state in society perspectivePeter DauvergneWhy do so many states stay intact?Joel S. MigdalIn weakness and strength: State, societies and order in Papua New GuineaSinclair DinnenState, society and governance: a Philippines-Papua New Guinea comparisonR.J. MayMigdal in MelanesiaPeter LarmourIndonesia's 'strong' stateHarold CrouchConfucius in Singapore: Culture, politics and the PAP stateStephanie LawsonWeak states and the environment in Indonesia and the Solomon IslandsPeter DauvergneLand regimes and state strengths and weaknesses in the Philippines and VietnamBenedict J. Tria KerkvlietIndex
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