Political Change and Consolidation

Democracy's Rocky Road in Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, and Malaysia

• Author(s): A. Freedman,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 185
• ISBN_10: 0230601901
  ISBN_13: 9780230601901
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / World / Asian , Social Science / General , Political Science / General , Political Science / International Relations / General , Political Science / Political Economy , Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy , Political Science / Political Ideologies / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Political Science / History & Theory , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy ,

Description:... This book explores the varying reactions to the political turmoil in Asia in the late 1990s by looking at external pressures from global actors (the IMF and US security policy), popular protests, the nature of the opposition, and elite coalition formation/dissolution at the highest levels of government.