John Funston
Description
This up-to-date textbook covers the politics and society of the Southeast Asian region, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar
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, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Each chapter begins with a description of the country's history, society, geography and economy. The politics sections cover the formal organization of government and the major political institutions--parliament, the executive, the civilian and military bureaucracies, the judiciary and, more widely, ideology, political parties, elections, civil society and human rights. Finally, each chapter looks at major political issues--focusing on who rules, who benefits, legitimacy, and the nature of governance generally.
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