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200 10$aPolitical booms$b[electronic resource] $elocal money and power in Taiwan, East China, Thailand, and the Philippines /$fLynn T. White
210   $aSingapore ;$aHackensack, NJ $cWorld Scientific$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (748 p.)
225 1 $aSeries on contemporary China,$x1793-0847 ;$vv. 16
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 600-685) and indexes.
327   $aContents; Abbreviations; Romanizations; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: What Politics Aids Booms?; Chapter 2 Political Roots of Taiwan's Boom; Chapter 3 Political Roots of East China's Boom; Chapter 4 Political Roots of Thailand's Boom; Chapter 5 Political Roots of Philippine Stasis; Chapter 6 Political Results of Taiwan's Boom; Chapter 7 Political Results of East China's Boom; Chapter 8 Political Results of Thailand's Boom; Chapter 9 Political Results of Philippine Stasis; Chapter 10 Conclusion: Do Booms Aid Democracy?; Sources; Name Index; Subject Index
330   $aWhy have Taiwan, rich parts of China, and Thailand boomed famously, while the Philippines has long remained stagnant both economically and politically? Do booms abet democracy? Does the rise of middle "classes" promise future liberalization? Why has Philippine democracy brought no boom and barely served the Filipino people? This book, unlike most previous studies, shows that both the roots and results of growth are largely political rather than economic. Specifically, it pays attention to local, not just national, power networks that caused or prevented growth in the four places under consider
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