The rise of East Asia has proceeded dramatically since the 1970s and the economic strength of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan is well established. By the 1980s industrialization was well under way in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and China's coastal provinces. Now the governments of the Philippines, Vietnam and even India are attempting to follow the East Asian model, while the people of Australi…
During the ascendency of European colonial power, the single word "Asia" was casually employed to encompass the vast area stretching from Pakistan to Japan, from Mongolia to Borneo. Only recently has the Western mind begun to comprehend the myriad variations in culture, religion, race, and political structure that exist within Asia, and their sharp differences in approaching the universal chall…
The case studies in this book focus on the emergence, extent and nature of national policies on ageing and associated strategies to address long-term care needs. Key opportunities for and constraints on policy are identified in this first round of regional studies, written by prominent researchers in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, who are partners in the Ageing Research Net…
Buku ini membahas masalah sosial politik dalam pembangunan. Mengapa di Timur Tengah tak terbangun Masyarakat Ekonomi Timur Tengah (METT)" dengan Yahudi sebagai bankir dan penyumbang tehnologi
This lively and accessible new text provides a uniquely broad-ranging Introduction to the governance and politics of Pacific Asia. Thematically structured around the key institutions and issues, it is genuinely comparative in its approach to the whole region. A range of representative countries (China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philipp…
Is liberal democracy a universal ideal? Proponents of "Asian values" argue that it is a distinctive product of the Western experience and that Western powers shouldn't try to push human rights and democracy onto Asian states. Liberal democrats in the West typically counter by questioning the motives of Asian critics, arguing that Asian leaders are merely trying to rationalize human rights viola…
This book, an analysis of Gorbachev's brand of Soviet socialist democracy, tells the story of his attempt to revive the soviets and, through them, the Soviet Union.
Buku ini berisi: 1. Masalah Glasnost dan Perestroika 2. Mikhael Gorbachev Pemrakarsa Glasnost dan Perestroika 3. Dampak politik dalam negeri Sovier 4. Tajuk rencana 5. Artikel-artikel
The Soviet Union is changing, and its future is uncertain. For seventy years the country has been controlled by the Communist party. No organized opposition was allowed, and during most of that period the party tolerated no alternative philosophy to Marxism-Leninism, the official ideology.
The book offers a valuable case study of a country coming back to Europe, but it also provides an opportunity for analyzing the influence of communism on what had been a significant interwar European state. The book's strong comparative element will make it invaluable as well for those seeking to understand contemporary Central and Eastern Europe.