About this ebook
Analysing the character, structure and current trajectories of polities in the Asia-Pacific, democratic or otherwise, this book demonstrates that the role of civil society, political society and governance has significantly differed in practice from what has been commonly assumed within the international community. The book includes both theoretical investigations tracing the modern development of the concepts of governance, development and democratization as well as regional and country-specific observations of major issues, presenting comprehensive country-level studies of China, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Fiji and the Solomon Islands.
Presenting fascinating insight into non-democratic governance, civil society and the rule of law in illiberal contexts, Governance and Democracy in the Asia-Pacific will prove to be of great use to students and scholars of Asian politics and society, as well as international and comparative politics.
About the author
Stephen McCarthy is Senior Lecturer in Southeast Asian politics in the School of Government and International Relations and a member of the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University, Australia. His current research interests include the rule of law in Southeast Asia and the political economy of environmental governance in the Asia-Pacific.
Mark R. Thompson is Head and Professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies, and Director of the Southeast Asia Research Centre at the City University of Hong Kong as well as President of the Hong Kong Political Science Association. His most recent publication is Authoritarian Modernism in East Asia.
