Dan Slater Joseph Wong From Development to Democracy (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: From Development to DemocracyCondition: NewSubtitle: The Transformations of Modern AsiaISBN-10: 0691231087EAN: 9780691231082ISBN: 9780691231082Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/20/2024Description: Why some of Asia’s authoritarian regimes have democratized as they have grown richer—and why others haven’tOver the past century, Asia has been transformed by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization—a spectacular record of development that has turned one of the world’s poorest regions into one of its richest. Yet Asia’s record of democratization has been much more uneven, despite the global correlation between development and democracy. Why have some Asian countries become more democratic as they have grown richer, while others—most notably China—haven’t? In From Development to Democracy, Dan Slater and Joseph Wong offer a sweeping and original answer to this crucial question.Slater and Wong demonstrate that Asia defies the conventional expectation that authoritarian regimes concede democratization only as a last resort, during times of weakness. Instead, Asian dictators have pursued democratic reforms as a proactive strategy to revitalize their power from a position of strength. Of central importance is whether authoritarians are confident of victory and stability. In Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan these factors fostered democracy through strength, while democratic experiments in Indonesia, Thailand, and Myanmar were less successful and more reversible. At the same time, resistance to democratic reforms has proven intractable in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Reconsidering China’s 1989 crackdown, Slater and Wong argue that it was the action of a regime too weak to concede, not too strong to fail, and they explain why China can allow democracy without inviting instability.The result is a comprehensive regional history that offers important new insights about when and how democratic transitions happen—and what the future of Asia might be.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 156mmAuthor: Dan Slater, Joseph WongGenre: Society & CultureTopic: History, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: From Development to Democracy

Title: From Development to Democracy

Subtitle: The Transformations of Modern Asia

ISBN-10: 0691231087

EAN: 9780691231082

ISBN: 9780691231082

Release Date: 08/20/2024

Release Year: 2024

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Genre: Society & Culture

Topic: Law & Politics

Number of Pages: 368 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: From Development to Democracy : the Transformations of Modern Asia

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Subject: Asia / General, General, Comparative Politics, Political Ideologies / Democracy

Item Height: 0.8 in

Publication Year: 2024

Item Weight: 19.4 Oz

Type: Textbook

Author: Dan Slater, Joseph Wong

Item Length: 9.3 in

Subject Area: Political Science, History

Item Width: 6.1 in

Format: Trade Paperback