Civil Society And Political Change In Asia: Expanding And Contracting Democractic Space by Muthiah Alagappa - 2004

Stanford University Press, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Stanford University Press, 2004-11-08. 1. paperback. Used: Good.

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2004. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Clean, firmly bound pages with occasional highlighting. 528 pages. Contents: Civil society and political change : an analytical framework / Muthiah Alagappa -- Indonesia : transformation of civil society and democratic breakthrough / Edward Aspinall -- The Philippines : fractious civil society and competing visions of democracy / Jennifer C. Franco -- South Korea : confrontational legacy and democratic contributions / Sunhyuk Kim -- Taiwan : no civil society, no democracy / Yun Fan -- India : expanding and contracting democratic space / Amitabh Behar and Aseem Prakash -- Japan : social capital without advocacy / Robert Pekkanen -- Malaysia : construction of counterhegemonic narratives and agendas / Meredith L. Weiss -- Sri Lanka : ethnic domination, violence, and illiberal democracy / Neil Devotta -- Singapore : engagement and autonomy within the political status quo / Suzaina Kadir -- Pakistan : civil society in the… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. A systematic investigation of the connection between civil society and political change in Asia - change toward open, participatory, and accountable politics. Its findings suggest that the link between a vibrant civil society and democracy is indeterminate: certain civil society organizations support democracy; thers could undermine it.

Stanford Univ Pr, 2004. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 528 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches.