How East Asians View Democracy / / ed. by Yun-han Chu, Doh Chull Shin, Andrew J. Nathan, Larry Diamond.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Albritton, Robert B.,; Bureekul, Thawilwadee,; Chang, Yu-tzung,; Chu, Yun-han,; Diamond, Larry,; Ganbat, Damba,; Guerrero, Linda Luz,; Ikeda, Ken'ichi,; Kohno, Masaru,; Kuan, Hsin-chi,; Lam, Wai-man,; Nathan, Andrew J.,; Park, Chong-Min,; Shi, Tianjian,; Shin, Doh Chull,; Tusalem, Rollin F.,; Yang, David Da-hua,
• HerausgeberIn: Chu, Yun-han,; Diamond, Larry,; Nathan, Andrew J.,; Shin, Doh Chull,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 33 illus., 58 tables

East Asian democracies are in trouble, their legitimacy threatened by poor policy performance and undermined by nostalgia for the progrowth, soft-authoritarian regimes of the past. Yet citizens throughout the region value freedom, reject authoritarian alternatives, and believe in democracy. This boo...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction: Comparative Perspectives on Democratic Legitimacy in East Asia
• 2. The Mass Public and Democratic Politics in South Korea
• 3. Mass Public Perceptions of Democratization in the Philippines
• 4. How Citizens View Taiwan's New Democracy
• 5. Developing Democracy Under a New Constitution in Thailand
• 6. The Mass Public and Democratic Politics in Mongolia
• 7. Japanese Attitudes and Values Toward Democracy
• 8. Democratic Transition Frustrated
• 9. China
• 10. Conclusion
• Appendix 1. Sampling and Fieldwork Methods
• Appendix 2. Research Protocol
• Appendix 3. Coding Scheme for Open-Ended Question on Understanding of Democracy
• Appendix 4. Question Wording
• Works Cited
• Contributors
• Index