Democracy in the Asia-Pacific Region:

In Asia over the past decade, democratization has been uneven. Asia is the only world region for which democracy scores have improved over the past two decades. However, as shown by the illiberal trend in recent years in many countries of South and Southeast Asia, including those that are long-estab...

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Main Authors: Dossani, Rafiq 1954- (Author), Han, Eugeniu (Author), Cooper, Cortez A. III (Author), Lilly, Sale (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica RAND, National Security Research Division [2021]
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Summary:In Asia over the past decade, democratization has been uneven. Asia is the only world region for which democracy scores have improved over the past two decades. However, as shown by the illiberal trend in recent years in many countries of South and Southeast Asia, including those that are long-established democracies, democracy remains fragile. Why do some Asian states consolidate democratic gains while others slide toward authoritarianism? In this report, RAND researchers study democratization and the factors that influence it among small Asian states, identify policies that can support democratization, and examine how external actors can help countries democratize. They follow a three-stage approach: (1) a literature review to identify global and Asian trends in democratization and to identify factors that might influence it; (2) a statistical analysis to discover the factors that are statistically significant for Asia relative to global factors; and (3) interview-based case studies of four Asian states-Taiwan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia-at different stages of democratization
Physical Description:ix, 56 Seiten Diagramme 28 cm
ISBN:9781977408068

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