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Political change in Southeast Asia : trimming the banyan tree
- Title
- Political change in Southeast Asia : trimming the banyan tree / Michael R.J. Vatikiotis.
- Author
- Vatikiotis, Michael R. J., 1957-
- Publication
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DS526.7 .V374 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 230 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- Southeast Asia was one of the poorest regions in the world; it is now one of the most desirable areas for foreign investment. An economic miracle? Perhaps. Development in Southeast Asia, however, is not fuelling political change quite as quickly as might be predicted from the experience of industrialisation in the West. Progress towards participatory democracy has been slow. Is Southeast Asia simply not suited to democratic values?
- Political Change in Southeast Asia takes up the debate between those who resist the pressure for democracy and point to unchanging 'Asian' values, and those who believe that the appeal of democracy is universal. The author examines the case for both sides and concludes that the strong state will be a fixture of Southeast Asian politics for some considerable time to come. Increasingly close links between the ten states of Southeast Asia are likely to reinforce perceptions of a common culture and in the end put up more effective defences against external cultural influence.
- Uniform Title
- Routledge in Asia
- Alternative Title
- Trimming the banyan tree
- Subject
- Since 1945
- 89.50 political processes: general
- Changement social
- Démocratisation
- Evolution politique
- Histoire
- Politics and government
- Politischer Wandel
- Politieke verandering
- Démocratie > Asie du Sud-Est
- Southeast Asia > Politics and government > 1945-
- Asie du Sud-Est
- Southeast Asia
- Südostasien
- Asie du Sud-Est > Histoire > 20e siècle
- Asie du Sud-Est > Politique et gouvernement > 1975- ..
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-225) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Recovering tradition -- 2. Deus ex impera -- 3. Differing on democracy -- 4. Core values or elitist cores -- 5. The religious challenge to authority -- 6. Coming together.
- ISBN
- 0415113482
- 9780415113489
- 0415134846
- 9780415134842
- 9780203975169
- 0203975162
- LCCN
- 98158595
- OCLC
- ocm35521400
- 35521400
- SCSB-14480125
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library