Democratic Development in East Asia

Download or read book Democratic Development in East Asia written by Becky Shelley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-12-17 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democratic Development in East Asia explores an important but neglected topic in the literature on democratization in East Asia: the international dimension of democratization. It presents a coherent and comprehensive analysis of the impact of external political, economic and cultural factors on China, South Korea and Taiwan's political development since World War II. The author analyzes the circumstances under which the international context affects domestic actors' choice of political institutions and actions and concentrates on a selection of key international structures and actors that make up this complex picture. Shelley also examines the international political economy, aspects of the United Nations system, diffuse cultural factors and processes, democracy movements, and a number of international non-government organizations.