00000cmm a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613034107 Buklod 20190610172046.0 m go j ta 190610s2009 xx d u (iLib)UPD-00405465358 Fi-682eb Libtech/iG 11,553.65 DMLF rda eng HN 655.2 P6 W45 2009eb White, Lynn T. Political booms [electronic resource] local money and power in Taiwan, East China, Thailand, and the Philippines Lynn T. White. Singapore World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 2009. [Singapore iGLibrary; Heritage Books of Asia 2009] 1 online resource(748 pages) text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Political booms : local money and power in Taiwan, East China, Thailand, and the Philippines -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Romanizations -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction: What Politics Aids Booms? -- Chapter 2: Political Roots of Taiwans Boom -- Chapter 3: Political Roots of East Chinas Boom -- Chapter 4: Political Roots of Thailands Boom -- Chapter 5: Political Roots of Philippine Stasis -- Chapter 6: Political Results of Taiwans Boom -- Chapter 7: Political Results of East Chinas Boom -- Chapter 8: Political Results of Thailands Boom -- Chapter 9: Political Results of Philippine Stasis -- Chapter 10: Conclusion: Do Booms Aid Democracy? -- Sources -- Name Index -- Subject Index. IP-based subscription, on-campus and remote. Access via Electronic Resource of the UPD University Library website Why have Taiwan, rich parts of China, and Thailand boomed famously, while the Philippines has long remained stagnant both economically and politically? Do booms abet democracy? Does the rise of middle "classes" promise future liberalization? Why has Philippine democracy brought no boom and barely served the Filipino people? Electronic Reproduction. Available via World Wide Web through IgLibrary. Power (Social sciences) Asia. Democracy Asia. Political corruption Asia. Television Psychological aspects Philippines. Electronic books. Asia Politics and government 1945-. Asia Economic conditions 1945-. iGLibrary (online resource). Series on Contemporary China Available for University of the Philippines System via iGLibrary. Click here for Access http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/WSPCB0001673.html Remote Access via ezproxy http://portal.igpublish.com.ezproxy.upd.edu.ph/iglibrary/search/WSPCB0001673.html (viewed 10 June 2019) Fi UPD DMLF Electronic Resource