TY - BOOK AU - JONES David Martin TI - Political stability in Southeast Asia: democracy doubts PY - 2010/// KW - SOUTHEAST ASIA KW - REGIONAL SECURITY KW - POLITICAL STABILITY KW - DEMOCRACY KW - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT N2 - "Southeast Asia states possess all the appearances of democracy ... but lack institutional substance". This short article argues that the experience of democracy in Southeast Asia has been far from satisfactory, while the growing importance of China in the region does not bring with it the democratic constraints associated with the United States ER -