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political booms local money and power in taiwan east china thailand and the philippines
why have taiwan rich parts of china and thailand boomed famously while the philippines has long remained stagnant both economically and politically do booms abet democracy does the rise of middle classes promise future liberalization why has philippine democracy brought no boom and barely served the filipino people p this book unlike previous books shows that both the roots and results of growth are largely political not just economic . specifically it pays attention to local not just national power networks that caused or prevented growth in the aforementioned countries . violence has been common in these politics along with money . elections have contributed to socio political problems that are also obvious in leninist or junta regimes because elections are surprisingly easy to buy with corrupt money from government contracts . liberals should pay more serious theoretical attention to the effects of money on justice and western political science should focus more clearly on the ways non state local power affects elections . by considering the role of local money and power above all from small and medium sized firms that emerged after agrarian reforms on elections and justice this book asks democrats squarely to face the extent to which electoral procedures have failed to help ordinary citizens . students and scholars of asia will all need this book as will students of the west whose methods have become parochial .
hardcover world scientific publishing company 2009 isbn13 9789812836816 isbn10 9812836810
abridged n isbn 13 9789812836816 number in series 1 number of pages 727 publisher world scientific publishing company release date 62135769600000 series title series on contemporary china