Comparative Asian politics : power, policy, and change / James C.F. Wang
- Author
- Wang, James C. F.
- Published
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [date of publication not identified][1994]
- Copyright Date
- ©1994
- Physical Description
- xii, 388 pages ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Why Study Comparative Asian Politics? -- Political Culture and Political Development -- Locus of Power -- The Political Process -- Political Performance and Public Policy -- 1.China and Japan: Modernization, Industrialization, and Contrast in Development -- The Case of China (People's Republic of China) -- Population Control -- The Case of Japan -- Political Culture and Political Development -- China: From Authoritarianism to Anarchy to Totalitarianism -- Japan: From Feudalism to Military Dominance to Constitutional Democracy -- Locus of Power: Political Institutions, Leadership, and Bureaucracy -- China: Maximum Centralism and Leadership Succession -- Japan: Change and Continuity of Tradition - The Workings of the Parliamentary System -- The Political Process: Participation, Elections, Political Parties, and Group Politics -- China: Control and Direction by the Party -- Japan: Competitive Politics and the "Money Politics" Scandals -- Political Performance and Public Policy -- China: Economic Reform and Market Socialism -- Japan: National Consensus and Economic Miracle -- 2.South Korea and Taiwan: Emerging Political Reform and Asian Models for Economic Success -- The Case of the Korean Peninsula -- The Case of Taiwan -- Political Culture and Political Development -- South Korea: From Colonial Rule to Independence and War -- Taiwan: Disputed Legal Status -- Locus of Power: Political Institutions and Leadership -- South Korea: From Patriarchal Leader to Military-Bureaucratic Authoritarianism -- Taiwan: A Strong Executive and the Gradual Emergence of a Representative Assembly -- The Political Process: Participation, Elections, Political Parties, and Group Politics -- South Korea: Democracy and Stability -- Taiwan: The Emergence of Multiparty Democracy -- Political Performance and Public Policy -- South Korea: A Clone of Japan -- Taiwan: Economic Well-Being as a Contributing Factor to Political Reform -- 3.Singapore and Hong Kong: Government Overregulation versus the Free Market -- The Case of Singapore -- The Case of Hong Kong -- Political Culture and Political Development -- Singapore: From Entrepot to "Singapore Identity" -- Hong Kong: From "Dying City" to Crown Colony -- Locus of Power: Political Institutions and Leadership -- Singapore: The Long Reign of Paternalism -- Hong Kong: A Chinese "Special Administrative Region" after 1997 -- The Political Process: Participation, Elections, and Political Parties -- Singapore: The One-Party State -- Hong Kong: Free Democratic Reform before Reversion to China -- Political Performance and Public Policy -- Singapore: Overregulated Economy -- Hong Kong: Economic Prosperity on Borrowed Time -- 4.India and Pakistan: Diversity in Traditional Culture amidst Religious Fundamentalist Revival and Separatist Claims -- The Case of India -- The Case of Pakistan -- Political Culture and Political Development -- India: From Traditional Society to Parliamentary Democracy -- Pakistan: From Military Authoritarianism to Civil War to Islamization to the Return of Zia's Men -- Locus of Power: Political Institutions, Leadership, and Bureaucracy -- India: Central or Federal Government? -- Pakistan: The Unstable Political Institutions -- The Political Process: Participation, Elections, Political Parties, and Group Politics -- India: The World's Most Populous Democracy -- Pakistan: Parliamentary Democracy Struggles on under the Shadow of Military Intervention -- Political Performance and Public Policy -- India: Socialist Planning, Nationalization, and Privatization -- Pakistan: Denationalization, Privatization, and Foreign Investment -- 5.Indonesia and the Philippines: The Archipelagic States -- Political Culture and Political Development -- Indonesia: From "Guided Democracy" to Suharto's "New Order" -- The Philippines: Democracy under Stress -- Locus of Power: Political Institutions and Leadership -- Indonesia: Authoritarian (Presidential) Form of Government -- The Philippines: "Less Democracy and More Discipline" -- The Political Process: Participation, Elections, and Political Parties -- Indonesia: How a Government Party Controls the Process -- The Philippines: Revival of Multiparty Competitiveness -- Political Performance and Public Policy -- Indonesia: Deregulation and Privatization -- The Philippines: Slow Growth, Budget Deficits, and Failed Land Reform -- 6.Vietnam and North Korea: Changes in the Two Nations That America Fought -- The Case of Vietnam -- Political Culture and Political Development -- Vietnam: The Final Triumph of Vietnamese Nationalism and Independence -- North Korea: Four Decades of "Personality Cult" -- Locus of Power: Political Institutions and Leadership -- Vietnam: The Rise of a Strong President and the Demise of Collective Leadership -- North Korea: Power Grows out of Kim Il Sung -- The Political Process: Participation, Elections, and Political Parties -- Vietnam: Renovation (Doi Moi) and Rejuvenation -- North Korea: The Monolithic Party -- Political Performance and Public Policy -- Vietnam: The Chinese Economic Reform Model under Doi Moi -- North Korea: Continued Isolation and Selective Contact with the Outside World -- 7.Cambodia and Laos: Continued Battle for National Independence and against Foreign Interference -- Political Culture and Political Development -- Cambodia: From Sihanouk's Rule to the Rise of the Khmer Rouge to the UN Peacekeeping Plan -- Laos: Colonial Rule, Independence, Civil War, and the End of Monarchical Rule -- Locus of Power: Political Institutions and Leadership -- Cambodia: The Elusive Peace Settlement among Warring Factions -- Laos: The Abolition of the Royal Kingdom and the Post-Vietnam War Constitution -- The Political Process: Participation, Elections, and Political Parties -- Cambodia: United Nations Supervision of National Elections -- Laos: Monolithic Party Control in the Election Process -- Political Performance and Public Policy -- Cambodia: "Planned Economy with Markets" -- Laos: The "New Thinking" -- Conclusion: A Changing Asia and the Response of the United States -- The Asian Security Issue and the Role of the United States -- Arms Buildup and Arms Sales by Asian Nations -- Trade with Asia: Cooperation and Competition.
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- Other Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 0131554581
9780131554580
0131563653
9780131563650 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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