Contested Citizenship in East Asia

Developmental Politics, National Unity, and Globalization

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Civics, Social Science
Cover of the book Contested Citizenship in East Asia by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781136900860
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 22, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781136900860
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 22, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Theories of citizenship from the West – pre-eminently those by T.H. Marshall – provide only a limited insight into East Asian political history.

The Marshallian trajectory – juridical, political and social rights – was not repeated in Asia and the late nineteenth-century debate about liberalism and citizenship among intellectuals in Japan and China was eventually stifled by war, colonialism and authoritarian governments (both nationalist and communist). Subsequent attempts to import western-style democratic values and citizenship were to a large extent failures. Social rights have rarely been systematically incorporated into the political ideology and administrative framework of ruling governments. In reality, the predominant concern of both the state elite and the ordinary citizens was economic development and a modicum of material well-being rather than civil liberties. The developmental state and its politics take precedence in the everyday political process of most East Asian societies.

These essays provide a systematic and comparative account of the tensions between rapid economic growth and citizenship, and the ways in which those tensions are played out in civil society.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Theories of citizenship from the West – pre-eminently those by T.H. Marshall – provide only a limited insight into East Asian political history.

The Marshallian trajectory – juridical, political and social rights – was not repeated in Asia and the late nineteenth-century debate about liberalism and citizenship among intellectuals in Japan and China was eventually stifled by war, colonialism and authoritarian governments (both nationalist and communist). Subsequent attempts to import western-style democratic values and citizenship were to a large extent failures. Social rights have rarely been systematically incorporated into the political ideology and administrative framework of ruling governments. In reality, the predominant concern of both the state elite and the ordinary citizens was economic development and a modicum of material well-being rather than civil liberties. The developmental state and its politics take precedence in the everyday political process of most East Asian societies.

These essays provide a systematic and comparative account of the tensions between rapid economic growth and citizenship, and the ways in which those tensions are played out in civil society.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Songs by Victor Mass (1822-1884), Including Chants Bretons (1853), and Songs by Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Including Feuilles d'Album (1867) by
Cover of the book European Religion in the Age of Great Cities by
Cover of the book A Bridge Over Troubled Water by
Cover of the book Russia's Policy Challenges: Security, Stability and Development by
Cover of the book Casual Shakespeare by
Cover of the book Foreign Policy of Canning Cb by
Cover of the book The Philosophy of Social Science by
Cover of the book Criticism and Public Rationality by
Cover of the book When Honour's at the Stake (Routledge Revivals) by
Cover of the book The Special Theory of Relativity bound with Relativity: A Very Elementary Exposition by
Cover of the book South Africa's Emergent Middle Class by
Cover of the book The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History by
Cover of the book Superhuman Japan by
Cover of the book Africa’s Green Revolution by
Cover of the book Cross-Gender China by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy