ABSTRACT
Pacific Asia has witnessed arguably the most dynamic economic growth and social transformation in the world since 1945. Inspired by the example of Japan, a number of high performing economies have emerged in the region. Pacific Asia explores this extraordinary pace of development and explains the various factors that lie behind it. It introduces the complex politics of development and sets Pacific Asia in its geographical and socio-cultural context. As well as Japan, the role model of development, Pacific Asia examines the experiences of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 6|17 pages
Political development in Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand
The triumph of democratisation
chapter 7|14 pages
Political development in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia
Democratisation blocked
chapter 9|15 pages
9The changing context of development
Democratisation, globalisation and the 1997 crisis
