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020			_a9781138483675
082			_a305.55095 _bMID-
245			_aMiddle Class, Civil Society and Democracy in Asia
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2019
300			_aix, 212p.
440			_a Routledge contemporary Asia series ; 65
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis book offers a timely analysis of the tripartite links between the middle class, civil society and democratic experiences in Northeast and Southeast Asia. It aims to go beyond the two popular theoretical propositions in current democratic theory, which emphasise the bilateral connections between the middle class and democracy on one hand and civil society and democracy on the other. Instead, using national case studies, this volume attempts to provide a new comparative typological interpretation of the triple relationship in Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. Presenting a careful analysis and delineation of historical democratic transformation over the past thirty years, three discernible typologies emerge. Namely, there are positive links in Taiwan and South Korea, dubious links in the Philippines and Indonesia, and negative links in Thailand.
650			_aMiddle class--Political activity _vMiddle class--Political activity _vCivil society _vDemocracy _zEast Asia. _zSoutheast Asia
700			_aHsiao, Hsin-Huang Michael
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