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Development without freedom: the politics of Asian globalization / Songok Han Thornton and William H. Thornton.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2008.Description: 237 pages; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780754672272
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Contents:
Introduction -- Chapter 1: Globalization on Trial: Rethinking Asian Exceptionalism vis-a-vis the Third World -- Chapter 2: Korean Social Democratization: A Good Idea While It Lasted -- Chapter 3: Booty Capitalism: The Neocolonization of the Philippines -- Chapter 4: Lesson of the Broken Hearts: The Rise and Fall of Indonesian Reformasi -- Chapter 5: Another Thailand Was Possible: Thaksin and the Thai Response to Globalization -- Chapter 6: Sino-Globalization Part I: Politics of the CCP/TNC Symbiosis -- Chapter 7: Sino-Globalization Part II: Selling Chinese Maldevelopment -- Chapter 8: The Price of Alignment: India in the New Asian Drama -- Chapter 9: The Japanese Model at the Brink: The Limits of Growth Without Development -- Chapter 10: After the New World Order: Why Second Way Globalization is Winning -- Conclusion -- Index
Summary: "Development without freedom explores this crucial trial-by-development which will define the politics of globalization for decades to come. Case-study rich, the volume provides an interesting look at Asian politics and Asian globalization based on the insights of Amartya Sen, giving particular focus on Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, China and India, and the ways in which Senism has affected each of them." -- From the Book
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Thornton, S. H., & Thronton, W. H. (2008). Development without freedom: the politics of Asian globalization. Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate.

Introduction -- Chapter 1: Globalization on Trial: Rethinking Asian Exceptionalism vis-a-vis the Third World -- Chapter 2: Korean Social Democratization: A Good Idea While It Lasted -- Chapter 3: Booty Capitalism: The Neocolonization of the Philippines -- Chapter 4: Lesson of the Broken Hearts: The Rise and Fall of Indonesian Reformasi -- Chapter 5: Another Thailand Was Possible: Thaksin and the Thai Response to Globalization -- Chapter 6: Sino-Globalization Part I: Politics of the CCP/TNC Symbiosis -- Chapter 7: Sino-Globalization Part II: Selling Chinese Maldevelopment -- Chapter 8: The Price of Alignment: India in the New Asian Drama -- Chapter 9: The Japanese Model at the Brink: The Limits of Growth Without Development -- Chapter 10: After the New World Order: Why Second Way Globalization is Winning -- Conclusion -- Index

"Development without freedom explores this crucial trial-by-development which will define the politics of globalization for decades to come. Case-study rich, the volume provides an interesting look at Asian politics and Asian globalization based on the insights of Amartya Sen, giving particular focus on Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, China and India, and the ways in which Senism has affected each of them." -- From the Book

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