Political booms local money and power in Taiwan, East China, Thailand, and the Philippines

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Lynn T.
Corporate Author: iGLibrary (online resource)
Format: Electronic Resource
Language:English
Published: Singapore World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 2009.
[Singapore iGLibrary; Heritage Books of Asia 2009]
Series:Series on Contemporary China
Subjects:
Power (Social sciences) > Asia.
Democracy > Asia.
Political corruption > Asia.
Television > Psychological aspects > Philippines.
Electronic books.
Asia > Politics and government > 1945-.
Asia > Economic conditions > 1945-.
Online Access:http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/WSPCB0001673.html
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