In Transparency and Authoritarian Rule in Southeast Asia, Rodan rejects the notion that the 1997-98 Asian economic crisis was further evidence that ultimately capitalism can only develop within liberal social and political institutions, and that new technology necessarily undermines authoritarian control. Instead, Rodan argues that in Singapore and Malaysia external pressures for transparency reform were, and are, in many respects, being met without serious compromise to authoritarian rule or the sanctioning of media freedom.

About the Author
Garry Rodan is Director of the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Australia.

Reviews

'Readers committed to press freedom, justice and democracy will find Rodan's analysis compelling.'

Mustafa K. Anuar, Aliran Monthly, Vol. 24 (6).

'Rodan has written an enlightening, challenging and provocative book in which he questions the assertion that greater financial and economic transparency leads to a more open society.' - Far Eastern Economic Review

'Rodan has written an enlightening, challenging and provocative book in which he questions the assertion that greater financial and economic transparency leads to a more open society.' - Salil Tripathi, Far Eastern Economic Review

Book Information
ISBN 9780415374163
Author Garry Rodan
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 340g