Bøger i Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific serien
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1.099,95 - 1.100,95 kr. Drawing on the fields of political economy and historical sociology, Jones dispels the overwhelming consensus among scholars that members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) never interfere in the internal affairs of other states, and pioneers a new approach to the understanding of regional politics in Southeast Asia.
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- 1.099,95 kr.
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- The World Bank and the Post-Washington Consensus in Southeast Asia
570,95 - 571,95 kr. Investigates the World Bank's promotion of market-led development in the underdeveloped world and the impact that this promotion has upon citizenship. This book looks at this subject using case studies drawn from Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse regions.
- Bog
- 570,95 kr.
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- A Study of the Nation State, Regional and Global Order
567,95 kr. 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.
- Bog
- 567,95 kr.
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- Singapore and Taiwan's Responses to Strategic Desperation
1.297,95 kr. A comparison of Singapore and Taiwan presents an interesting case study for those wishing to understand how small states struggle to overcome their strategic disadvantage.
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- 1.297,95 kr.
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- A Post-US Regional Order in the Making?
1.100,95 kr. This original and detailed collection explores how regional actors deal with uncertainties that are inherent to the current geopolitical situation in East Asia. The contributors collectively demonstrate that strategic uncertainty has become a major factor in the shaping of the security order in East Asia.
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- 1.100,95 kr.
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- Evidence from Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines and Thailand
573,95 kr. This collection presents a varied picture of the state of democracy in Asia, revealing unique findings from a project entitled the 'Asia Democracy Initiative' which explored the role of ordinary people in democratization through the rise of expressive social values in Indonesia, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand.
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- 573,95 kr.
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569,95 - 1.684,95 kr. - Bog
- 569,95 kr.
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- From Policy to Practice
571,95 kr. Successful reform of the security sector has been regarded as pivotal for a successful transition from authoritarianism to democracy by Western donors. A global cast of contributors examines SSR in a variety of policy fields in Southeast Asia, paying specific attention to the adaption of 'Western' reform concepts by local actors.
- Bog
- 571,95 kr.
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- The Australian and Malayasian Experience
571,95 kr. The contributors engage with a range of critical and contemporary issues of two key societies in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia and Malaysia. These include foreign policy and national security; multiculturalism and citizenship; the middle class; global governance; migrants and international students.
- Bog
- 571,95 kr.
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- Innovation and a Global Knowledge Economy in India
1.092,95 - 1.098,95 kr. How should we understand the many reports that poverty is the mother of innovation in India? Birtchnell traces the various discourses and counter-discourses around an Indian way of working and illustrates how differences in the international dimensions of austerity allow India's knowledge economy to prosper.
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- 1.092,95 kr.
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- Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times
717,95 - 1.418,95 kr. This second edition in paper back offers in a single comprehensive volume the misdeeds and scandals that occurred during Mahathir Mohamad two decades as prime minister of Malaysia and afterwards. It includes Mahathir's response to the first edition and engages with the debate about Mahathir's legacy.
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- 717,95 kr.