Politics in East Asia : : Explaining Change and Continuity / / Timothy C. Lim.

This systematic, innovative introduction to the dynamic politics and political economies of China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan teaches students how to think analytically, critically, and independently about the most significant developments in the region. The text offers in-depth cov...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2014
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (417 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Romanization (and Related Issues)
  • 1. Explaining Change and Continuity in East Asia
  • 2. From Poverty to Prosperity in One Generation: Explaining the Economic East Asian “Miracle”
  • 3. Crises and Malaise: Whither the East Asian Miracle?
  • 4. Capitalism or Bust? China’s Rise and North Korea’s Economic Decay
  • 5. Political Change in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
  • 6. Democracy After Transition: Consolidating Political Change
  • 7. The Prospects for Political Change in China and North Korea
  • 8. East Asia as the New Immigrant Frontier?
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book