The institutional imperative
Subtitle: the politics of equitable development in Southeast Asia
By: Erik Martinez Kuhonta
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780804770835
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Economic policy; Politics and government; Social policy; Economic development
Description: Why do some countries in the developing world achieve growth with equity, while others do not? If democracy is the supposed panacea for the developing world, why have Southeast Asian democracies had such uneven results? In exploring these questions, the author of this book argues that the realization of equitable development hinges heavily on strong institutions, particularly institutionalized political parties and cohesive interventionist states, and on moderate policy and ideology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Introduction and theory. Introduction; title: Institutions and social reform; title: Part 2. Politics of equitable development in Malaysia. From colonialism to independence : a festering crisis; title: Reforming state, party, and economy; title: Part 3. Politics of equitable development in Thailand. The bureaucratic polity ascendant and the failure of reform; title: Growth without equity; title: Part 4. Extensions and conclusions. Extending the theoretical argument : the Philippines and Vietnam; title: Conclusion.