In East and Southeast Asia, the creation of civil society is a crucial yet most difficult issue. Europeans have had the luxury of centuries in a slow-moving world characterised by weak governments in which the foundation institutions, norms and values of civil society could ferment and develop. Asia, however, faces this task when a nation's currency can devalue in seconds, destabilising its government, and when states have far more effective means of surveillance, suppression and terror. This book examines these issues and shows that a better understanding of civil society in the Asian context is central to promoting contemporary political, social and economic reform in Asia. It will appeal to students and teachers of politics, law and sociology because it provides new perspectives on how to understand civil society drawing on Asian examples, as well as indications for rethinking what civil society means in Asia. Individual chapters combine theoretical and empirical issues in a way which fills a major gap in the literature. Henceforth, works about "civil society" will need to take more account of the Asian evidence and Asianists will need to have a clear idea of what civil society in Asia means.
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minjung groups, masyarakat madani, falu nianjian, democratizing agent, shimin shakai, socialist corporatism, civil society sector, civil associations, village elections, state corporatism, civil society activities, civil society organizations, civil groups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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minjung groups, masyarakat madani, falu nianjian, democratizing agent, shimin shakai, socialist corporatism, civil society sector, civil associations, village elections, state corporatism, civil society activities, civil society organizations, civil groups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hong Kong, New York, People's Republic, Southeast Asia, Taiwan Office, Modern China, President Wahid, East Asian, Princeton University Press, Eastern Europe, South Korea, Straits Times, Johns Hopkins University Press, Presidential Decree, United Nations, Think Center, Barisan Alternatif, June Uprising, Westview Press, World Bank, Lee Kuan Yew, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Middle Axis, Communist Party, Oxford University Press New!
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