Local organizations and urban governance in East and Southeast Asia [ straddling state and society

Presents pieces of research on the many forms of organization in East and Southeast Asia that are sponsored or mandated by government, but engage widespread participation at the grassroots level. This book is suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics in Asian studies, political scienc...

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Main Authors: Pekkanen, Robert (Author), Read, Benjamin Lelan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London;New York : Routledge , c2009
Series:Routledge studies on civil society in Asia 1
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Online Access:NetLibrary

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300 |a 1 online resource (vi, 193 p.) 
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500 |a Description based on print version record 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. State-linked associational life : illuminating blind spots of existing paradigms -- 2. Japan's neighborhood associations : membership without advocacy -- 3. Swaying between state and community : the role of RT/RW in post-Suharto Indonesia -- 4. The mutual colonization of state and civil society organizations in Vietnam -- 5. Municipal governments and the role of cooperative community groups in Thailand -- 6. The multiple uses of local networks : state cultivation of neighborhood social capital in China and Taiwan -- 7. The sign of the cross : vertical and horizontal tensions in Vietnamese church-state relations -- 8. State shaping of community-level politics : residents' committees in Singapore 
520 |a Presents pieces of research on the many forms of organization in East and Southeast Asia that are sponsored or mandated by government, but engage widespread participation at the grassroots level. This book is suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics in Asian studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, and development 
650 0 |a Community organization   |z East Asia 
650 0 |a Community organization   |z Southeast Asia 
650 0 |a Local government   |z East Asia 
650 0 |a Local government   |z Southeast Asia 
650 0 |a Political participation   |z East Asia 
650 0 |a Political participation   |z Southeast Asia 
650 4 |a Community organization 
650 4 |a Local government 
650 4 |a Political participation 
651 0 |a East Asia   |x Politics and government   |y 21st century 
651 0 |a Southeast Asia   |x Politics and government   |y 21st century 
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