Democracy and Civil Society in Asia: Volume 1: Globalization, Democracy and Civil Society in Asia (International Political Economy Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 140391883X ISBN 13: 9781403918833

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

Synopsis

This edited volume brings together a number of well-known scholars and activists from various parts of the world to present critical perspectives on recent and long term trends in the economic, socio-cultural and political life of the people of Asia and examines the policies and constraints faced by the nation-states of the region. It contributes to and enriches the current debates on globalization, the prospects for democracy, and sustainable human development. The book offers an incisive assessment of the role of civil society in creating a democratic political culture in Asia.

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LOENORA C. ANGELES Assistant Professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning and the Women's Studies Programme, University of British Columbia AMIYA KUMAR BAGCHI RBI Professor of Economics at the Centre for Studies for Studies in Social Sciences in Calcutta CHANTANA BANPASIRICHOTE Assistant Professor of Government, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand RADHIKA DESAI Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada JAYATI GHOSH Associate Professor at the Centre of Economic Studies and Planning in the School of Social Sciences at Jawanharlal Nehru University, India SUTHY PRASARTSET Associate Professor of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand WILLIAM K. TABB Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at Queens College and Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Center of the City of New York DAVID ZWEIG Professor of Social Science at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Review:

'...the editors have managed to compile two commendable volumes on certain essential issues concerning not only Asia, but the entire world today.' - Monica Lainer, Contemporary South Asia

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 140391883X
• ISBN 13: 9781403918833
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 251
• Editor: Quadir F., Lele J.