This book represents the single most up-to-date and comprehensive source of information on the major political systems and processes in East, South, and Southeast Asia. It studies nations on a country-by-country basis―China, Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Loas, and Cambodia―and provides a basis for comparison by utilizing a set of common integrated themes―the land and people, social forces, political institutions and processes, the role of the military in politics, and political policy making and performance.
This book represents the single most up-to-date and comprehensive source of information on the major political systems and processes in East, South, and Southeast Asia. It studies nations on a country-by-country basis-China, Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Loas, and Cambodia-and provides a basis for comparison by utilizing a set of common integrated themes-the land and people, social forces, political institutions and processes, the role of the military in politics, and political policy making and performance.