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Why have some states in the developing world been more successful at facilitating industrialization than others? Challenging theories that privilege industrial policy and colonial legacies, this book focuses on state structure and the politics of state formation, arguing that a cohesive state structure is as important to developmental success as effective industrial policy. Based on a comparison of six Asian cases, including both capitalist and socialist states with varying structural cohesion, Tuong Vu proves that it is state formation politics rather than colonial legacies that have had decisive and lasting impacts on the structures of emerging states. His cross-national comparison of South Korea, Vietnam, Republican and Maoist China, and Sukarno's and Suharto's Indonesia, which is augmented by in-depth analyses of state formation processes in Vietnam and Indonesia, is an important contribution to understanding the dynamics of state formation and economic development in Asia.

Southeast Asia --- East Asia --- Politics and government --- Social Sciences --- Political Science --- Southeast Asia - Politics and government --- East Asia - Politics and government --- Politics and government.

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"From the 1980s onwards, a tide of democratization swept across the Asian region, as the political strongmen who had led since the end of World War II began to fall. Although it is generally assumed that once authoritarian leaders no longer hold power, the political landscape will drastically change and the democratic transition will simply be a matter of time, this book shows that the move towards democracy in Asia has by no means been linear process, and there have been a number of different outcomes that reflect the vastly divergent paths towards liberalization the Asian nations have followed. This book examines seven countries that were previously under authoritarian or semi-authoritarian rule, but then followed very different trajectories towards increasing liberalization after the fall of political strongmen: South Korea, Taiwan, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Importantly, the case studies reveal the factors that may enable transition to a more democratic system, and alternatively, the factors that inhibit democratic transition and push countries down a more authoritarian path. In turn, three key models that follow the fall of a political strongman emerge: democratization with substantial political reform and consolidation; democratization with limited political reform, leading to weak democratic institutions and instability; and an alternative political system with sustained authoritarianism. By tracing these very different paths and outcomes in the wake of a strongman's fall, the contributors present valuable information for countries on the course towards democratization, as well as governments and organisations who work to facilitate this process"--

Political systems --- Asia --- Democratization --- Democracy --- Authoritarianism --- Politics and government --- Democratization - Asia - Case studies --- Democracy - Asia - Case studies --- Authoritarianism - Asia - Case studies --- Asia - Politics and government - 20th century --- Asia - Politics and government - 21st century

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Anyone who is planning on carrying out research in South Asia or indeed anyone who simply wishes to understand more about this cultural heartland should read this book.It shows how geological movements moulded the land of this unique cradle and how they still impact on it. Discussions are woven around the three major forces of integration. These are 'identitive' forces - bonds of language, ethnicity, religion or ideology; 'utilitarian' forces - bonds of common material interest, and 'coercion' - the institutional use or threat of physical violence. By studying these forces, Professor Chapman

Geopolitics --- World politics --- South Asia --- Politics and government. --- Politics and government --- Geopolitics - South Asia --- South Asia - Politics and government

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International relations. Foreign policy --- Political sociology --- East Asia --- Extrême-Orient --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Extrême-Orient --- East Asia - Politics and government

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International groups --- Asia --- World politics --- Cold war --- Politics and government --- World politics - 1945-1989 - Congresses --- Cold war - Congresses --- Asia - Politics and government - 1945-1989 - Congresses