Law, Capitalism and Power in Asia
The Rule of Law and Legal Institutions
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781134738250 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 19, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781134738250 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 19, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
A challenging and provocative book that contests the liberal assumption that the rule of law will go hand in hand with a transition to market-based economies and even democracy in East Asia. Using case studies from Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam, the authors argue that the rule of law is in fact more likely to provide political elites with the means closely to control civil society. It is essential, therefore, to locate conceptions of judicial independence and the rule of law more generally within the ideological vocabulary of the state.
A challenging and provocative book that contests the liberal assumption that the rule of law will go hand in hand with a transition to market-based economies and even democracy in East Asia. Using case studies from Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam, the authors argue that the rule of law is in fact more likely to provide political elites with the means closely to control civil society. It is essential, therefore, to locate conceptions of judicial independence and the rule of law more generally within the ideological vocabulary of the state.
