Governance in Pacific Asia: political economy and development from Japan to Burma

Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; Why Pacific Asia?; 2. New States, Old Nations and Nationalism; Introduction: The importance of history in the region; The legacy of colonialism; State-building and rebuilding; Nation-building and nationalism; Imposition...

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1. Verfasser: Ferdinand, Peter 1947- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Continuum Publ. Corp 2012
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Zusammenfassung:Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; Why Pacific Asia?; 2. New States, Old Nations and Nationalism; Introduction: The importance of history in the region; The legacy of colonialism; State-building and rebuilding; Nation-building and nationalism; Imposition of a European-style international system; Conclusion; Further reading; 3. Political Culture, Social Values: Affinity and Diversity; Introduction; Common themes; 'Asian values', Orientalism and Occidentalism; Some intra-regional differences in social attitudes; Intra-regional changes over time
ConclusionFurther reading; 4. Modernization Strategies and Multiple Modernities; Introduction; Searching for non-Western paths; Modernization: Persisting commonalities; Conclusion; Further reading; 5. Developmental States and Beyond; Introduction; The 'classical' developmental state; Developmental states in Southeast Asia; Developmental states restructured; A new domain for the developmental state? Foreign exchange accumulation; The developmental state in still formally communist regimes; How much does the institutional form of political economy matter? - Hong Kong and Singapore; Conclusion
Further reading6. Industrial Policies; Introduction; Is industrial policy needed?; Has industrial policy been important in Pacific Asia?; Varieties of industrial policy there; Strengths and weaknesses; Conclusion: A return to industrial policy?; Further reading; 7. Agriculture; Introduction; Agriculture and Tradition; Contribution of agriculture to economic development; State protection of agriculture and the issue of rice; Role of MAFF in agricultural policy-making; Conclusion; Further reading; 8. Financial Sector; Introduction; Developmental state and repressed finance
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ISBN:1441167595
1441158758
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