Obstacles to democratization in South East Asia
Subtitle: a study of the nation-state, regional and global order
By: Erik Paul.
Series: Critical studies of the Asia Pacific series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780230241817
Subjects: Democratization -- Southeast Asia; Southeast Asia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Description: Paul comprehensively analyzes the meaning of democratization in Southeast Asia's nation-states and how it relates to the development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN.) In doing so, he questions the viability of ASEAN and its potential to move towards a common market and community.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Surrendering sovereignty; title: Struggle for democracy; title: Obstacles to democratization: Brunei; Cambodia; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Timor Leste; Vietnam; title: Regional integration; title: Ecological scarcity; title: Global hegemony; title: ASEAN's future.