{"product_id":"democratisation-governance-and-regionalism-in-ian-marsh-9780415376235","title":"Democratisation, Governance and Regionalism in East and Southeast Asia: A Comparative Study","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new collection of essays compares the development of central institutions of governance in the emerging democracies of East and South East Asia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven key countries are covered: Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Save for Singapore and Malaysia, all have democratized over the past decade. Because of its constitutive implications for citizen identities, democratization is arguably of even greater potential significance than the economic take-off that preceded it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there are distinctive features that give the experience of these seven states especial relevance. First, unlike analogous western patterns, democratic transitions in Asia have been top-down in character. Second, the implementation of basic democratic forms was highly compressed in time. Third there were (and are), in most countries, no major ideological or programmatic cleavages. Thus the bases around which contending political forces might organize are not immediately clear. This may affect the outlook for partisanship and mobilization. There has been no synoptic, comparative study of these developments on a region-wide scale. This book fills the gap extremely well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415376238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415376235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.38w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 194","brand":"Ian Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064907968767,"sku":"9780415376235","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34cc9006-da54-4928-b782-2ee846fea58a.jpg?v=1768671842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democratisation-governance-and-regionalism-in-ian-marsh-9780415376235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}