TY - BOOK AU - Inoguchi,Takashi AU - Blondel, Jean TI - Citizens and the state: attitudes in western Europe and east and southeast Asia SN - 9780415451918 (hardback : alk. paper) U1 - 320.101 PY - 2008/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Citizenship KW - Europe KW - East Asia KW - Southeast Asia KW - Social surveys KW - Public opinion N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-178) and index; Introduction: The citizen and the state -- Six groups of countries -- The countries of "happy non nationalists" : France, Germany, Spain, and Sweden -- The countries of the "mild pessimists" : Britain and Taiwan -- The countries of "hesitating" citizens : Japan and Indonesia -- The countries of the "frustrated patriots" : Greece, Italy, Korea, the Philippines, and Portugal -- The countries in "happy development" : Ireland and Thailand -- The countries of the "optimists" : Malaysia, Singapore, and China -- Citizens' views on policy achievements and on policy performance and the six country groups -- Citizens' standpoints on "basic societal values" and the six country groups -- Conclusion: The citizens, the state, and political culture ER -