Democracy in East Asia : a new century
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Democracy in East Asia : a new century
(A journal of democracy book)
John Hopkins University Press, 2013
[2nd ed.]
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In their introduction to the 1998 edition of "Democracy in East Asia", Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner predicted that East Asia, with its remarkable diversity of political regimes, economies, and religions, would likely be the most critical arena in the global struggle for democracy, a prediction that has proven prescient. Although the recent political upheavals in the Middle East have understandably grabbed the world's attention, there is reason to doubt whether the overthrow of some authoritarian regimes there will lead to the establishment of stable democracies any time soon. On the other hand, East Asia, the world's most populous and economically dynamic region, already boasts several consolidated democracies and provides a fascinating laboratory for studies of both authoritarian resilience and the prospects for democratization. This updated volume, which features contributions by distinguished scholars in East Asian studies, will be welcomed by instructors and students in the field, particularly as U.S. foreign policy is in the process of undertaking a "pivot" toward Asia.
"Democracy in East Asia" offers a comprehensive treatment of the political landscape in both Northeast and Southeast Asia, including discussions of China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Burma (Myanmar). Contributors: Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Francis Fukuyama, Minxin Pei, Yun-han Chu, Hyug Baeg Im, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Dan Slater, Martin Gainsborough, Don Emmerson, Edward Aspinall, Mark Thompson, Benjamin Reilly, Joseph Wong, Chong-Min Park, and Yu-tzung Chang.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Comparative and Institutional
Chapter 1. The Patterns of History
Chapter 2. Parties, Electoral Systems, and Governance
Chapter 3. From Developmental States to Welfare States
Chapter 4. Regime Performance and Democratic Legitimacy
Part II: Northeast Asia
Chapter 5. Is CCP Rule Fragile or Resilient?
Chapter 6. China and the Taiwan Factor
Chapter 7. The Two Turnovers in South Korea and Taiwan
Part III: Southeast Asia
Chapter 8. The Irony of Success in Indonesia
Chapter 9. Reviving Reformism in the Philippines
Chapter 10. Thailand's Uneasy Passage
Chapter 11. Strong-State Democratization in Malaysia and Singapore
Chapter 12. Elites vs. Reform in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
Chapter 13. Burma: The Democrats' Opportunity
Chapter 14. Minding the Gap Between Democracy and Governance
Chapter 15. The Shadow of China
Index
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