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Obstacles to democratization in Southeast Asia : a study of the nation state, regional and global order / Erik Paul.

Title: Obstacles to democratization in Southeast Asia : a study of the nation state, regional and global order / Erik Paul.
Author: Paul, E. C. (Erik Charles), 1937-
Publication: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

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Description

viii, 230 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

Paul comprehensively analyzes the meaning of democratization in Southeast Asia's nation-states and how it relates to the development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN.) In doing so, he questions the viability of ASEAN and its potential to move towards a common market and community.

Series Statement

Critical studies of the Asia Pacific series

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Surrendering sovereignty -- Struggle for democracy -- Obstacles to democratization: Brunei; Cambodia; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Timor Leste; Vietnam -- Regional integration -- Ecological scarcity -- Global hegemony -- ASEAN's future.

ISBN

9780230241817 (alk. paper)
0230241816 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009046656