{"product_id":"9789814469319","title":"Political Booms: Local Money and Power in Taiwan, East China, Thailand, and the Philippines","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, unlike most previous studies, shows that both the roots and results of growth are largely political rather than economic. Specifically, it pays attention to local, not just national, power networks that caused or prevented growth in the four places under consideration. Violence has been common in these polities, along with money. Elections have contributed to socio-political problems that are also obvious in Leninist or junta regimes, because elections are surprisingly easy to buy with corrupt money from government contracts. Liberals should pay more serious theoretical attention to the effects of money on justice, and Western political science should focus more clearly on the ways non-state local power affects elections. By considering the effects on fair justice of local money and power (largely from small- and medium-sized firms that emerge after agrarian reforms), this book asks democrats to face squarely the extent to which electoral procedures fail to help ordinary citizens. Students and scholars of Asia will all need this book — as will students of the West whose methods have become parochial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: What Politics Aids Booms?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Roots of Taiwan's Boom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Roots of East China's Boom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Roots of Thailand's Boom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Roots of Philippine Stasis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Results of Taiwan's Boom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Results of East China's Boom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Results of Thailand's Boom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Results of Philippine Stasis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: Do Booms Aid Democracy?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Academics, researchers and graduate and advanced undergraduate students in Asian politics, sociology and political economy; informed readers interested in the causes of growth or stagnancy in Asian political economies.\u003cbr\u003eKeywords:China;Southeast Asia;Taiwan;Thailand;Philippines;Economic Growth;Local Politics;Corruption;Inductive Method;Comparative Politics;Comparative SociologyReview:\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Professor White is one of the leading scholars on China and the rest of Asia. Here, his interests in China are on the local, particularly in southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he gives special emphasis to the role of political networks at the local level. Importantly, however, he brings his thesis to bear on Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines. I cannot think of any existing work with a similar range and analytical perspective.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDali Yang\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Chicago, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The author offers a very stimulating integrated macro view cutting across discipline lines in an innovative manner, and thus challenges most existing research frameworks … This volume is worthwhile reading for anyone seriously interested in Asian studies and comparative politics.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor Joseph Y S Cheng\u003cbr\u003eContemporary China Research Project\u003cbr\u003eCity University of Hong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“While considered a foremost specialist on China affairs, in this volume, he not only brought into fore his knowledge on China's political economic landscape but also exemplified his undeniable scholarship on comparative discourse … His attempt on explaining the varying experiences of Taiwan, East China, Thailand and the Philippines on these key areas is a notable contribution in this direction.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRowena R Pangilinan\u003cbr\u003eAsian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The empirical core of the book is organized around eight chapters, two per country, exploring first the political 'causes' of the booms (or, in the case of the Philippines, their absence) and then their political effects. Here White synthesizes an extraordinary amount of scholarship. For this reason alone, scholars and students will find the book very useful.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe China Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggests new general perspectives on the need for political economy to take more account of geography, history, culture and power in local networks, not just in states\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdds crucial new information about the processes of politics in Asian political economies, involving concrete situations (e.g. economic booms), not just norms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed maps of the countries profiled — i.e. Taiwan, China, Thailand, and the Philippines — covering all the sizeable places mentioned in the text of the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185289576688,"sku":"9789814469319","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814469319_p0.jpg?v=1763691002","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814469319","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}