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Towards Illiberal Democracy

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Daniel A. Bell

    1. Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, USA

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  2. David Brown

    1. Murdoch University, Australia

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  3. Kanishka Jayasuriya

    1. University of Sydney, Australia

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  4. David Martin Jones

    1. National University of Singapore, Singapore

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Understanding Illiberal Democracy: A Framework

    • Daniel A. Bell, Kanishka Jayasuriya
    Pages 1-16

  3. Democracy in Confucian Societies: The Challenge of Justification

    • Daniel A. Bell
    Pages 17-40

  4. Democracy and Identity: The Paradoxical Character of Political Development

    • David Martin Jones
    Pages 41-77

  5. Democratization and the Myth of the Liberalizing Middle Classes

    • David Brown, David Martin Jones
    Pages 78-106

  6. The Political Economy of Democratization

    • Kanishka Jayasuriya
    Pages 107-133

  7. Democratization and the Renegotiation of Ethnicity

    • David Brown
    Pages 134-162

  8. Towards a Model of Illiberal Democracy

    • Jones, Jayasuriya, Bell, Jones
    Pages 163-167

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 168-197
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This book challenges the view that liberal democracy is the inevitable outcome of economic modernization. Focusing on the stable and prosperous societies of Pacific Asia, it argues that contemporary political arrangements are legitimised by the values of hierarchy, familism and harmony. An arrangement that clearly contrasts with a western understanding of political liberalism and the communicatory democracy it facilitates. Instead of political change resulting from a demand for autonomy by interest groups in civil society, the adoption of democratic practice in Asia ought to be viewed primarily as a state strategy to manage socio-economic change.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, USA

    Daniel A. Bell

  • Murdoch University, Australia

    David Brown

  • University of Sydney, Australia

    Kanishka Jayasuriya

  • National University of Singapore, Singapore

    David Martin Jones

About the authors

DANIEL A. BELL
DAVID BROWN
KANISHKA JAYASURIYA
DAVID MARTIN JONES

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