Democracy or Alternative Political Systems in Asia: After the Strongmen

Book Overview

From the 1980s onwards, a tide of democratization swept across the Asian region, as the political strongmen who had led since the end of World War II began to fall. Although it is generally assumed that once authoritarian leaders no longer hold power, the political landscape will drastically change and the democratic transition will simply be a matter of time, this book shows that the move towards democracy in Asia has by no means been linear process,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138658073
• ISBN13: 9781138658073
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"