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Local organizations and urban governance in East and Southeast Asia : straddling state and society
Title
Local organizations and urban governance in East and Southeast Asia : straddling state and society / edited by Benjamin L. Read with Robert Pekkanen.
ISBN
0203876156
9780203876152
0415492998
9780415492997
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 193 pages)
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Summary
Brings together enterprising pieces of new 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. Straddling the state-society divide, these organizations play important roles in society and politics, yet are dimly understood.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Local organizations and urban governance in East and Southeast Asia. London ; New York : Routledge, 2009
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Routledge studies on civil society in Asia ; 1
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
State-linked associational life : illuminating blind spots of existing paradigms / Benjamin L. Read
Japan's neighborhood associations : membership without advocacy / Robert Pekkanen
Swaying between state and community : the role of RT/RW in post-Suharto Indonesia / Aiko Kurasawa
The mutual colonization of state and civil society organizations in Vietnam / Joseph Hannah
Municipal governments and the role of cooperative community groups in Thailand / Chandra Mahakanjana
The multiple uses of local networks : state cultivation of neighborhood social capital in China and Taiwan / Benjamin L. Read
The sign of the cross : vertical and horizontal tensions in Vietnamese church-state relations / Lan T. Chu
State shaping of community-level politics : residents' committees in Singapore / Ooi Giok Ling.
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