Driven by Growth: Political Change in the Asia-Pacific Region

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James William Morley
M.E. Sharpe, 1998年10月29日
A thoroughly revised and updated edition of the highly regarded 1993 book "Driven by Growth," this work presents the political-economic evolution of the Asia-Pacific countries, with overviews of the impact of economic development on political change. This new edition now includes chapters on Burma and Vietnam. New authors have been added and all the original chapters have been revised.

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Introduction The Varieties of AsiaPacific Experience
3
BurmaMyanmar Under the Military
35
Vietnam Sectors Classes and the Transformation of a Leninist State
59
China Growth without Political Liberalization
83
Indonesia Economic Growth and Depoliticization
123
The Philippines Still an Exceptional Case?
142
Thailand Democracy Under Siege
161
Malaysia In an Uncertain Mode
176
Taiwan A Long Decade of Democratic Transition
224
Singapore Rich State Illiberal Regime
255
Japan Democracy with Growth and Equity
275
The Dynamics of Political Change
313
A Brief Note on the Financial Crisis of 199798
355
Bibliography
357
Index
385
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South Korea Economic Management and Democratization
197

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