Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia An Introduction to Governments and Political Regimes /

• Main Authors: Croissant, Aurel (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lorenz, Philip (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Comparative politics.; Asia-Politics and government.; Democracy.; Elections.; Ethnology-Asia.; Southeast Asia-History.; Comparative Politics.; Asian Politics.; Electoral Politics.; Asian Culture.; History of Southeast Asia.

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the political systems of all ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste from a comparative perspective. It investigates the political institutions, actors and processes in eleven states, covering democracies as well as autocratic regimes. Each country stud...

Table of Contents:

• Government and Political Regimes in Southeast Asia: An Introduction
• Brunei Darussalam: Malay Islamic Monarchy and Rentier State
• Cambodia: From UN-Led Peace-Building to Post-genocidal Authoritarianism
• Indonesia: Challenges of Conflict and Consensus in the Era of Reformasi
• Laos: The Transformation of Periphery Socialism
• Malaysia: Competitive Authoritarianism in a Plural Society
• Myanmar: The Challenging Transition from Military to Democratic Government
• Philippines: People's Power and Defective Elite Democracy
• Singapore: Contradicting Conventional Wisdom About Authoritarianism, State and Development
• Timor-Leste: Challenges of Creating a Democratic and Effective State
• Vietnam: The Socialist Party State
•  Conclusions: Comparing Governments and Political Institutions in Southeast Asia. .