
- 328 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This lively and accessible new edition provides a uniquely broad-ranging introduction to the governance and politics of Pacific Asia. Thematically structured around the key institutions and issues, it is genuinely comparative in its approach to the whole region. A range of representative countries (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines) are used as key case examples throughout and each of them is subject to a detailed full-page country profile. This diverse region is a fascinating area for study. Politics in Pacific Asia provides a framework to form a coherent understanding of the region's politics; it balances persistent patterns with the latest developments and general characteristics with the differing cultures, histories and institutions of individual countries.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrative Material
- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Preface to Second Edition
- Introduction
- 1 Political traditions in Pacific Asia
- 2 Building the modern state
- 3 Types of states in Pacific Asia
- 4 Organization of government
- 5 In the name of the state: Âbureaucracy and public service
- 6 The state and the economy
- 7 Political parties, elections and political order
- 8 Political society: power, Âparticipation and advocacy
- 9 Nation and state: ethnicity, Âreligion and culture
- 10 Pacific Asia and the world
- References
- Index