Governance in Pacific Asia: Political Economy and Development from Japan to Burma / Edition 1

by Peter Ferdinand

Overview

The book examines the political economy of the states of Pacific Asia, stretching from Japan to Burma since the end of WWII.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441167590
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/02/2012
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Peter Ferdinand is Reader in Politics and International Studies, and Director of the Centre for Studies in Democratisation at the University of Warwick, UK. He was on secondment to the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London and was a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee enquiry into UK relations with China up to and after the hand-over of Hong Kong in 1997.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: New Nations and NationalismChapter 3: Political CultureChapter 4: Issues in ModernizationChapter 5: Developmental State Chapter 6: Industrialization and Industrial PolicyChapter 7: Contributions of Agricultural Policy and Exports to DevelopmentChapter 8: Differing Patterns of Business Across the RegionChapter 9: Financial SectorChapter 10: Welfare and Gender IssuesChapter 11: Political Development and DemocratizationChapter 12: The Emergence and Consolidation of Democratic InstitutionsChapter 13: Social and Environmental Consequences of Economic Development - Increasing Pluralism, Inequality, and Environmental ChallengesChapter 14: RegionalizationChapter 15: Responses to Globalization - Towards an East Asian Century?

Editorial Reviews

"Authoritative and accessible, this is the definitive introduction to the world's most important region." -Mark Beeson, Winthrop Professor in Political Science and International Relations, The University of Western Australia.

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