Political booms local money and power in Taiwan, East China, Thailand, and the Philippines

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...

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Autore principale: White, Lynn T.
Ente Autore: iGLibrary (online resource)
Natura: Electronic Resource
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Singapore World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 2009.
[Singapore iGLibrary; Heritage Books of Asia 2009]
Serie:Series on Contemporary China
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Accesso online:http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/WSPCB0001673.html
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