TY - BOOK AU - Ferdinand,Peter TI - Governance in Pacific Asia: political economy and development from Japan to Burma SN - 9781441158758 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - JQ1499.A58 F47 2012 U1 - 320.95 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Continuum International Pub. Group KW - Democratization KW - East Asia KW - Southeast Asia KW - Regionalism KW - Politics and government KW - 1945- KW - Economic policy KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-411) and index; Introduction -- New states, old nations and nationalism -- Political culture, social values: affinity and diversity -- Modernization strategies and multiple modernities -- Developmental states and beyond -- Industrial policies -- Agriculture -- Financial sector -- Patterns of business across Pacific Asia -- Welfare societies -- Political development and democratization -- Tribulations of democratic consolidation -- Regionalism and regionalization in Pacific Asia -- Conclusion ER -