New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan
. Ed(S): Diamond, Larry; Shin, Gi-Wook
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hardcover. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Shin, Gi-Wook. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan takes a creative and comparative view of the new challenges and dynamics confronting these maturing democracies.
Numerous works deal with political change in the two societies individually, but few adopt a comparative approach—and most focus mainly on the emergence of democracy or the politics of the democratization processes. This book, utilizing a broad, interdisciplinary approach, pays careful attention to post-democratization phenomena and the key issues that arise in maturing democracies.
What emerges is a picture of two evolving democracies, now secure, but still imperfect and at times disappointing to ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Series
Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804787437
SKU
V9780804787437
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About . Ed(S): Diamond, Larry; Shin, Gi-Wook
Larry Diamond is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford. He is also Director of Stanford's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Gi-Wook Shin is Director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, the Tong Yang, Korea Foundation, and Korea Stanford Alumni Chair of ... Read more
Reviews for New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan
"This book is an excellent reference for those who are eager to understand what Korea and Taiwan are struggling with as they 'deepen' of their democratic regimes in the era of globalization."—Byong-Kuen Jhee, Pacific Affairs "This volume, unlike all previous studies on Asian democratization, systematically compares the cultural, socioeconomic, and other important consequences of democratization in Korea and Taiwan. Comparing ... Read more