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Academics and policy makers have grown increasingly interested in the ways that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) may encourage better governance, democratic politics, and perhaps ultimately a global civil society. In Civil Life, Globalization and Political Change in Asia, Robert Weller has brought together an international group of experts on the subject, whose chapters address these questions through a series of extensive case studies from East and Southeast Asia including Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. Review: Robert Weller's collection of essays on globalization and civil life in Asia is certainly timely and is likely to receive attention from a wide range of scholars, activists, and government agencies interested in understanding better how Asia's much-heralded economic growth has become reflected in politics...the book makes some significant contributions to understanding how civil life is developing in countries as diverse as Viet Nam, Taiwan, and Indonesia. -- James H. Spencer, Globalizations, March 2008, Vol. 5, No. 1
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