Weak and strong states in Asia-Pacific societies / edited by Peter Dauvergne.
Weak and strong states in Asia-Pacific societies / edited by Peter Dauvergne.
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Canberra, A.C.T : Dept. of International Relations, Australian National University, 1998.
Date
1998.
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320.1/14
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English
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Physical content
vi, 214 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Weak States, Strong States: A State-in-Society Perspective / Peter Dauvergne -- 2. Why Do So Many States Stay Intact? / Joel S. Migdal -- 3. In Weakness and Strength - State, Societies and Order in Papua New Guinea / Sinclair Dinnen -- 4. State, Society and Governance: Reflections on a Philippine...
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Publisher
Canberra, A.C.T : Dept. of International Relations, Australian National University, 1998.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
"This book critically examines the concepts of weak and strong states within a state-in-society approach. The empirical studies focus on Southeast Asia and Melanesia, areas with a wide variety of states and societies, from the seemingly strong states of Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam to the apparently weak states of Papua New Guinea, the Philipp...
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Weak and strong states in Asia-Pacific societies / edited by Peter Dauvergne.
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Studies in world affairs ; 18.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-205) and index.
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320.1/14
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74VM0ol52D3g
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ISBN
1863739831 (pbk.) :
9781863739832 :
1863739831 :
9781863739832 (pbk.) :
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320.1
306.20959
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991001821769702626