Politics in Pacific Asia - An Introduction

This lively and accessible new edition provides a uniquely broad-ranging introduction to the governance and politics of Pacific Asia. Thematically structured around the key institutions and issues, it is genuinely comparative in its approach to the whole region. A range of representative countries (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines) are used as key case examples throughout and each of them is subject to a detailed full-page country profile.This diverse region is a fascinating area for study. P tics in Pacific Asia provides a framework to form a coherent understanding of the region''s politics; it balances persistent patterns with the latest developments and general characteristics with the differing cultures, histories and institutions of individual countries.>

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• Authors: X. Huang, Xiaoming Huang, Xiaoming Young Huang, Huang Xiaoming, Jaso Young, Jason Young, Young Jason
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.11.2016
• EAN: 9781137466495
• ISBN: 978-1-137-46649-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Comparative Government and Politics; Comparative Government and Pol
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Asia, Political Science and International Studies, Comparative Politics, Asia—Politics and government, Asian Politics, executive;government;participation;politics, executive; government; participation; politics