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  • Philippine Politics

    Possibilities and Problems in a Localist Democracy

    by Lynn White III ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
    Philippine political history, especially in the twentieth century, challenges the image of democratic evolution as serving the people, and does so in ways that reveal inadequately explored aspects of many democracies. In the first decades of the twenty-first century the Philippines has nonetheless shown gradual socioeconomic "progress".This book provides an interpretive overview of Philippine ... Read more

    $93.99 CAD

  • Unstately Power

    Local Causes of China's Intellectual, Legal and Governmental Reforms

    by Lynn T. White, III ...
    A critique of America's flawed Asia policy that centres on US-Japan relations but harkens back to the same disastrous views that drew America into Vietnam. The technique is a narrative flow of short vignettes woven into longer chapters; the main strands are personal reflections and interviews. ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Rural Roots of Reform Before China's Conservative Change

    by Lynn T. White III ...
    China’s economic and military rise dominates discussions of the world’s most populous country. Resilient authoritarian government is credited with great successes, but this book expands the discourse to include governance by village heads - who often ignored central politicians. Chinese reforms for prosperity started circa 1970 under rural and suburban leaders. They could act autonomously then ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

  • Democratization in China, Korea and Southeast Asia?

    Local and National Perspectives

    Edited by Kate Xiao Zhou, Shelley Rigger, Lynn T. White III ...
    Series series Politics in Asia
    Rapid economic pluralization in East Asia has empowered local and medial groups, and with this change comes the need to rethink usual notions regarding ways in which "democracies" emerge or "citizens" gain more power. Careful examination of current developments in China, Korea, and Southeast Asia show a need for expansion of our understandings of democracy and democratization. This book challenges ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

  • Social Policy Reform in Hong Kong and Shanghai: A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    by Linda Wong, Lynn T. White, III, Gui Shixun ...
    As the richest cities in the world's most populous nation, Hong Kong and Shanghai have recently experienced dynamic growth spurred by more and better-managed capital. These cities also have social problems whose solutions will cost money. Their urban populations are aging. Health finance at the level these "First World" cities demand threatens to consume a large portion of the municipal budgets. ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • The International Relations of Northeast Asia

    by Thomas Berger, Kent E. Calder, William W. Grimes, Alastair Iain Johnston, C S. Eliot Kang, Taehwan Kim, Thomas G. Moore, Lynn T. White III, Lowell Dittmer, Chung-in Moon, Gilbert Rozman ...
    Series series Asia in World Politics
    Is Northeast Asia primed for peace or ripe for great-power rivalry? In this turbulent region, all the world-order challenges of arms control and disarmament, global North-South tensions, human rights and humanitarian intervention, environmental protection and eco-development, and democratization and humane governance are concentrated. More than any other part of the world, the divided Korean ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • State–Society Relations and Governance in China

    by John Creed, Sheng Ding, Joseph Fewsmith, Wenshan Jia, Josef Gregory Mahoney, Edwin E. Moise, Nele Noesselt, G. Venkat Raman, Lynn T. White III, Teresa Wright, David S. G. Goodman, Guoli Liu, Dorothy J. Solinger ...
    Series series Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development
    State–society relations and governance are closely related areas of study and have become important topics in the social sciences in the past decades, not only in developed countries but also in the developing world. In China, state-society relations have been changing in the new era of reform and opening, and governance has become a central concern in policy practice and in academia. In this wide ... Read more

    $158.99 CAD

  • East Asia and Globalization

    by Samuel S. Kim, Lowell Dittmer, Barry K. Gills, Dongsook S. Gills, William W. Grimes, Natasha Hamilton-Hart, Thomas G. Moore, Ann Marie Murphy, Peter Van Ness, Hongying Wang, Bridget Welsh, Lynn T. White III ...
    Series series Asia in World Politics
    This clear and timely book presents the first sustained and structured analysis of globalization in the East Asian context, exploring the strategies used by East Asian countries to cope with the forces of globalization. Eschewing both neoliberal “hyperglobalization” chants and neorealist “globaloney” castigation, the authors integrate a broad conceptual framework with region- and country-specific ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

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    Edited by Zheng Yongnian, Lance L. P. Gore ...
    Series series China Policy Series
    How will China develop under the new leadership of Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang? This is a key question for both China and the wider world. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the key areas and issues, assessing how things are likely to develop under the new leadership. It considers the economy, trade, politics, and demographics; appraises the leadership, both at the national and ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • China and the New International Order

    Edited by Wang Gungwu, Zheng Yongnian ...
    Series series China Policy Series
    This book explores China's place in the ‘new international order’, from both the international perspective and from the perspective within China.It discusses how far the new international order, as outlined by George Bush in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the liberation of Kuwait in the Gulf War, with its notions of ‘international order’, as viewed by the United States, and with ... Read more

    $77.99 CAD

  • Charting China's Future

    Domestic and International Challenges

    Edited by David Shambaugh ...
    Every day and everywhere, China figures prominently in global attention: companies and banks weigh billions in investments; hedge fund managers assess and speculate on downside risks; commodity traders and natural resource producers salivate over China’s energy appetite; intelligence agencies carefully track China’s growing global footprint; militaries monitor China’s growing military capabilities ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • Taiwan in the 21st Century

    Aspects and Limitations of a Development Model

    Edited by J. Megan Greene, Robert Ash ...
    Series series Politics in Asia
    Throughout the twentieth century Taiwan was viewed as a model - whether in terms of a model colony, a model China or a development model. This perception was based on the notion of Taiwan undergoing an economic miracle and political developments. Yet much of Taiwan’s history is unique and may not be readily replicable elsewhere.Written by an impressive line up of contributors from the US, UK, ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD