A cluster of Asian states are well-known for their authoritarian legality while having been able to achieve remarkable economic growth. Why would an authoritarian regime seek or tolerate a significant degree of legality and how has such type of legality been made possible in Asia? Would a transition towards a liberal, democratic system eventually take place and, if so, what kind of post-transition struggles are likely to be experienced? This book compares the past and current experiences of China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and Vietnam and offers a comparative framework for readers to conduct a theoretical dialogue with the orthodox conception of liberal democracy and the rule of law.
- | Author: Weitseng Chen, Hualing Fu
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Aug 18, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 407 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1009256513
- | ISBN-13: 9781009256513
