Governance in the Asia-Pacific /

Governance in the Asia-Pacific / edited by Richard Maidment, David Goldblatt, and Jeremy Mitchell. - London ; New York : Routledge in association with the Open University, 1998. - xi, 315 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Pacific studies . - Pacific studies (London, England) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Politics and governance in the Asia-Pacific: historical and thematic overview / David Goldblatt -- Red star over East Asia: communist states and communist parties / Colin Mackerras -- Politics and governance in Japan / Frank Gibney -- Independence: state building in South-East Asia / R.E. Elson -- Politics and governance in the Anglo states / George Lafferty and Jacques Bierling -- Elite governance: business, bureaucrats, and the military / Duncan McCargo -- Challenging the political order: social movements / William A. Callahan -- The politics of economic governance / David Martin Jones -- The politics of welfare in East Asia / Gordon White, Roger Goodman, and Huck-ju-Kwon -- Environmental politics and policies in the Asia-Pacific / Rowland Maddock -- Sayonara to the strong state: from government to governance in the Asia-Pacific / William Case -- Pressures for change: capitalist development and democracy / Jacques Bierling and George Lafferty.

0415172756 0415172764 (pbk.)

98226793


Southeast Asia--Politics and government.
East Asia--Politics and government.
Oceania--Politics and government.

JQ750.A58 / G673 1998

959 / GOV 1998

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