"South-East Asia: A Political Profile outlines the political processes and institutions of the countries in South-East Asia, in particular tracing their past and explaining how they have come to be what they are." "The book is ideal for students of political science and South-East Asian studies at all levels."--BOOK JACKET.
History
Pagination
1 - 444
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place of publication
Melbourne, Vic.
ISBN-13
9780195510034
ISBN-10
0195510038
Language
eng
Notes
Constructing the modern state -- Authority and legitimacy -- Economic and political development -- Security issues -- Burma: the garrison state -- Thailand: the survivor mandala -- Laos: the land in between -- Cambodia: 'the dancing country' -- Vietnam: the little dragon -- Malaysia: inclusion and exclusion -- Brunei: floating on oil -- Philippines: oligarchic democracy -- Singapore: the corporate state -- Indonesia: diversity in unity -- East Timor: the difficult birth of a new state.