Research Catalog

Title

The New rich in Asia : mobile phones, McDonalds and middle-class revolution / edited by Richard Robison and David S.G. Goodman.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Robison, Richard, 1943-
• Goodman, David S. G.
• Murdoch University. Asia Research Centre.

Description

xii, 253 pages; 22 cm.

Series Statement

New rich in Asia series

Uniform Title

New rich in Asia series.

Subject

• Social change > Asia
• Asia > Economic conditions > 1945-
• Asia > Politics and government > 1945-

Note

• "This book is a project of the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Western Australia."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The new rich in Asia: economic development, social status and political consciousness / Richard Robison and David S. G. Goodman -- 2. Class transformations and political tensions in Singapore's development / Garry Rodan -- 3. Growth, economic transformation, culture and the middle classes in Malaysia / Joel S. Kahn -- 4. The middle class and the bourgeoisie in Indonesia / Richard Robison -- 5. The Philippines' new rich: capitalist transformation amidst economic gloom / Michael Pinches -- 6. Emerging social forces in Thailand: new political and economic roles / Kevin Hewison -- 7. Hong Kong: post-colonialism and political conflict / Lo Shiu-hing -- 8. The new rich and the new middle class in South Korea: the rise and fall of the 'golf republic' / James Cotton and Kim Hyung-a van Leest -- 9. Taiwan: a fragmented 'middle' class in the making / J. J. Chu -- 10. The People's Republic of China: the party-state, capitalist revolution and new entrepreneurs / David S. G. Goodman.

ISBN

• 0415113350
• 0415113369 (pbk.)

OCLC

ocm34382807

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries