Civil Life, Globalization and Political Change in Asia: Organizing between Family and State

Academics and policy makers have grown increasingly interested in the ways that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) may encourage better governance, democratic politics, and perhaps ultimately a global civil society. In Civil Life,Globalization and Political Change in Asia, Robert Weller has brought together an international group of experts on the subject, whose chapters address these questions through a series of extensive case studies from East and Southeast Asia including Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Civil institutions and the state Robert P. Weller 2. Development of NGOs under a Post-Totalitarian Regime: The case of China Kin-man Chan 3. NGOs, the State, and Democracy under Globalization: The case of Taiwan Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao 4. Friends and Critics of the State: The case of Hong Kong Tai-lok Lui , Hsin-chi Kuan , Kin-man Chan and Sunny Cheuk-wah Chan 5. Civil Associations and Autonomy under Three Regimes: The boundaries of state and society in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China Robert P. Weller 6. From State-Centric to Negotiated Governance: NGOs as policy entrepreneurs in South Korea Hyuk-Rae Kim and David K. McNeal 7. The Development of NGO Activities in Japan: A new civil culture and institutionalization in civic action Koichi Hasegawa 8. The State, Local Associations, and Alternate Civilities in Rural Northern Vietnam Hy V. Luong 9. Non-Government Organizations and Democratic Transition in Indonesia Philip Eldridge 10. Constrained NGOs and Arrested Democratization in Singapore Beng Huat Chua Index Notes on Contributors