East Asia's new democracies: deepening, reversal, non-liberal alternatives/ edited by Yin-wah Chu and Siu-lun Wong. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - xviii, 303 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Transition, Consolidation, Reversal: Actors Then and Now
2. Social and Political Developments in China: Challenges for Democratization Jude Howell
3. Civil Society and Democracy-Making in Taiwan: Reexamining the Link Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao and Ming-sho Ho
4. The Bottom-Up Nature of Korean Democratization: Civil Society, Anti-Americanism and Popular Protest Bruce Cumings
5. Modernization Theory's Last Redoubt: Democratization in East and Southeast Asia Mark R. Thompson
6. Development and Change in Korean Democracy since the Democratic Transition in 1987: The Three Kims' Politics and After Hyug-Baeg Im
7. Thailand's Conservative Democratization Kevin Hewison Part 2: Democracy in East Asia? Achievements and Enduring Challenges
8. Democracy and Disorder: Will Democratization Bring Greater Regional Instability to East Asia? Amitav Acharya
9. Democracy's Double Edge: Financing Social Policy in Industrial East Asia Joseph Wong
10. Devolution and Democracy: A Fragile Connection Ledivina V. Carino
11. Rule of Law and Democracy: Lessons for China from Asian Experiences Randall Peerenboom
12. Group Rights and Democracy in Southeast Asia Beng Huat Chua
13. Diagnosing the Micro Foundation of Democracy in Asia: Evidence from the AsiaBarometer Survey: 2003-2008 Satoru Mikami and Takashi Inoguchi

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