From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia by Slater, Dan
From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia by Slater, Dan

From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia

Why some of Asia's authoritarian regimes have democratized as they have grown richer-and why others haven't Over...
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From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia by Slater, Dan

From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia

$72.51
From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia by Slater, Dan

From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia

$72.51
Author: Dan Slater
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Why some of Asia's authoritarian regimes have democratized as they have grown richer-and why others haven't

Over the past century, Asia has been transformed by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization-a spectacular record of development that has turned one of the world's poorest regions into one of its richest. Yet Asia's record of democratization has been much more uneven, despite the global correlation between development and democracy. Why have some Asian countries become more democratic as they have grown richer, while others-most notably China-haven't? In From Development to Democracy, Dan Slater and Joseph Wong offer a sweeping and original answer to this crucial question.

Slater and Wong demonstrate that Asia defies the conventional expectation that authoritarian regimes concede democratization only as a last resort, during times of weakness. Instead, Asian dictators have pursued democratic reforms as a proactive strategy to revitalize their power from a position of strength. Of central importance is whether authoritarians are confident of victory and stability. In Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan these factors fostered democracy through strength, while democratic experiments in Indonesia, Thailand, and Myanmar were less successful and more reversible. At the same time, resistance to democratic reforms has proven intractable in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Reconsidering China's 1989 crackdown, Slater and Wong argue that it was the action of a regime too weak to concede, not too strong to fail, and they explain why China can allow democracy without inviting instability.

The result is a comprehensive regional history that offers important new insights about when and how democratic transitions happen-and what the future of Asia might be.

Author: Dan Slater, Joseph Wong
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 08/20/2024
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780691231082

About the Author
Dan Slater is the James Orin Murfin Professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Center for Emerging Democracies at the University of Michigan. His books include Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia. Joseph Wong is the Roz and Ralph Halbert Professor of Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and professor of political science at the University of Toronto. His books include Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics in Taiwan and South Korea.
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