Political legitimacy in Southeast Asia: the quest for moral authority
- Stanford, Calif., USA: Stanford Univ. Press, 1995
- 446p.
Arranged in 3 sections this book looks first at what constitutes legitimate government - the basis of authority, the process of legitimation, and why legitimacy fails. Section 2 presents case studies of the political legitimacy of 7 Southeast Asian countries; section 3 draws on the case studies and presents conclusions and observations.
0804725608 (pbk.)
BURMA INDONESIA MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES POLITICAL THEORY POLITICS SINGAPORE SOUTHEAST ASIA THAILAND VIETNAM