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901. Behind East Asian Growth

     The Political and Social Foundations of Prosperity

     Edited by Henry S. Rowen

     East Asian countries have adopted remarkably good policies to ensure sustained economic growth, but how did they come to adopt such policies in the first place? This book produces a more thorough explanation than has previously been advanced drawing on several disciplines including contributions...

     Published November 19th 1997 by Routledge
902. Political Legitimacy and Housing

     Singapore's Stakeholder Society

     By Beng-Huat Chua

     Singapore's successful public housing programme is a source of political legitimacy for the ruling People's Action Party. Beng-Huat Chua accounts for the success of public housing in Singapore and draws out lessons for other nations. Housing in Singapore, he explains in this incisive analysis, is...

     Published October 22nd 1997 by Routledge
903. Treacherous Women of Imperial Japan

     Patriarchal Fictions, Patricidal Fantasies

     By Helene Bowen Raddeker

     Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

     Published October 15th 1997 by Routledge
904. Politics in Indonesia

     Democracy, Islam and the Ideology of Tolerance

     By Douglas E. Ramage

     Series: Politics in Asia

     Politics in Indonesia describes the attitudes, aspirations and frustrations of the key players in Indonesian politics as they struggle to shape the future. The book focuses on the role of political Islam; Douglas E. Ramage shows that the state has been remarkably successful in maintaining secular...

     Published October 8th 1997 by Routledge
905. Political Change in Thailand

     Democracy and Participation

     Edited by Kevin Hewison

     Series: Politics in Asia

     This book provides an assessment of approaches to studying Thai politics, the various forces reshaping the forms of political activity and their roles in the fluid contemporary political environment. This volume will be of particular interest to those who require an understanding of the complex and...

     Published October 8th 1997 by Routledge
906. Japan, Internationalism and the UN

     By R. P. Dore

     Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

     Published October 1st 1997 by Routledge
907. Politics and Economics in the Russian Far East

     Changing Ties with Asia-Pacific

     Edited by Tsuneo Akaha

     Politics and Economics in the Russian Far East addresses the key issue of what the Russian Far East and its Northeast Asian neighbours can do to further closen economic and co-operative relationships. The question of to what extent the state should intervene to stimulate economic growth in the...

     Published August 13th 1997 by Routledge
908. Beyond Beijing

     Liberalization and the Regions in China

     By Dali L. Yang

     Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition

     This book offers a balanced assessment of the dynamics and consequences of the decentralization of power and resources in post- Mao China. The author argues that decentralization has increased tensions amongst ethnic groups and unleashed much competition and emulation among local governments. This...

     Published July 30th 1997 by Routledge
909. The State, Society and Big Business in South Korea

     By Yeon-Ho Lee

     Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Business

     This book examines how the South Korean state is able to execute national policies that are opposed to the interests of social constituents, despite the expansion of social power. The relationship between the government and big business provides an illuminating example of this. The author...

     Published July 30th 1997 by Routledge
910. Taiwan and Chinese Nationalism

     National Identity and Status in International Society

     By Christopher Hughes

     Series: Politics in Asia

     For China, Taiwan is next in line to be unified with the People's Republic after Hong Kong in 1997. China's claim on Taiwan is of great importance to the politics of Chinese Nationalism, and is central to the dynamics of power in this most volatile of regions. The democratic challenge from Taiwan...

     Published June 18th 1997 by Routledge