Format:
Online-Ressource (665 p)
ISBN:
9780700716364
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This volume provides an introduction to the politics of the five key southeast Asian states - Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines - and is intended as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on this subject. Using a comparative politics and political economy perspective, the author focuses in particular on the degree of democracy in the five countries, arguing that in all the countries considered democracy is, to varying degrees, imperfect. The book synthesises a wide range of scholarship, and presents the material in a concise and accessible
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Comparing Politics in Southeast Asia; Regime types; Theories of political change; Elites, social forces, and regime outcomes; Democratic elite theory; Southeast Asia: a democratic perspective; 2. Indonesia: Perpetuating and Changing a Pseudo-democracy; Analyzing New Order Indonesia; Suharto's rise to paramountcy; The national leader and elites; Suharto and the generals; Suharto and the bureaucrats; Suharto and the conglomerates; Elite-mass relations; A stable pseudo-democracy
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Civil liberties and electionsContextual changes in the late New Order; Transition from pseudo-democracy; Economic crisis; Elite disunity; Participatory society; Transition to fuller democracy; Habibie's presidency; "Founding elections''87; Democratic quality and stability; Conclusions; 3. Singapore: A Stable Semi-democracy; Singapore in the region; Inter-elite and elite-mass relations; Cohesive elites; Quiescent, but sophisticated social forces; Semi-democratic regime outcome; Civil liberties; Electoral contestation; Conclusions; 4. Malaysia: Semi-democracy with Strain Points
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Malaysia in the region: colonial distinctionsThe May 13th incident; The New Economic Policy; Semi-democratic regime outcome; Elite relations and UMNO general assembly elections; Elite-level 'strain points'; Elite-mass relations and general elections; Perpetuating social quiescence; Contextual changes and a new elite strain point; The 1999 general election and more participatory society; Conclusions; 5. Thailand: An Unconsolidated Democracy; Thailand in the region; Disunified elite relations; Military elites; Bureaucratic elites; Business elites; Party elites; A no-confidence motion
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Explaining elite disunityQuiescent, but sceptical social forces; Regime outcomes; Unstable authoritarianism; Unstable democracy; Semi-democracy; Fuller democracy, breakdown, and redemocratization; Democratic consolidation; Thailand's democratic record; The 2001 national assembly election; The "people's constitution"; The campaign; Election outcomes; Thai Democracy 2001: the flight from quality; Conclusions; 6. The Philippines: Stable, but Low Quality Democracy; The Philippines in the region; Elite relations; Business and government; Elite-mass relations; Regime outcomes; Stable democracy
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Unstable authoritarianismDisunifying elites; Comparing leaderships: Marcos and Suharto; Redemocratization; Democratic quality; The 1998 Philippine general election; The observance of electoral rules; Level of campaign appeals; Quality of mass participation; Political violence; Conclusions; 7. Southeast Asia: Uncovering State Elites and the Business Connection; Pivotal business elites; Government and business in Southeast Asia; Managing business elites; New Order Indonesia; Singapore; Alienating business elites; Malaysia; Thailand; The Philippines; Business elites and democracy; Conclusions
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Notes
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781136871146
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780700716357
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Politics in Southeast Asia : Democracy or Less
Language:
English
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