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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777902603321

Titolo

Regional minorities and development in East and Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Huhua Cao & Elizabeth Morrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-21512-X

1-282-28371-5

9786612283710

0-203-87343-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary Asia series

Altri autori (Persone)

CaoHuhua

MorrellElizabeth <1945->

Disciplina

338.950089

Soggetti

Economic development - Southeast Asia - 21st century

Minorities - Southeast Asia - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: From consciousness to responsibility; Part I Overcoming exclusion; 1 From rebels to governors: 'Patronage autonomy' and continuing underdevelopment in Muslim Mindanao; 2 Balancing livelihoods, limited options, and the state: Alleviating poverty in critical environments; 3 The hunter's spirit: Autonomy and development in indigenous Taiwan; Part II Development or underdevelopment?; 4 Sustainable futures?: Displacement, development and the Muong

5 Access to education for girls in minority regions of Gansu: A geographic perspectivePart III Ethnic integration and cultural revival; 6 Reviving Malay connections in Southeast Asia; 7 The Miao of China: An emerging nationality; 8 Globalization and regionalism: The rise of a new cultural movement in Bali, Indonesia; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Asia has undergone strong economic growth since the Second World War. However, it also experiences growing economic and regional disparities brought about by this unprecedented development. This economic growth cannot be considered sustainable without taking into



consideration the social development of minority populations, as well as the fundamentals of minority rights. The chapters in this book work from the premise that an environment that favours the emergence of various conditions necessary for the development of minority populations will contribute towards further econom