Political booms : local money and power in Taiwan, East China, Thailand, and the Philippines / / Lynn T. White
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
White Lynn T
|
| Titolo: |
Political booms : local money and power in Taiwan, East China, Thailand, and the Philippines / / Lynn T. White
|
| Pubblicazione: | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (748 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.95 |
| Soggetto topico: | Power (Social sciences) - Asia |
| Democracy - Asia | |
| Political corruption - Asia | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Asia Politics and government 1945- |
| Asia Economic conditions 1945- | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 600-685) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Why 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Political booms |
| ISBN: | 1-282-44314-3 |
| 9786612443145 | |
| 981-283-683-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821939903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Series on contemporary China ; ; v. 16.