The Roots of Resilience: Party Machines and Grassroots Politics in Southeast Asia

by Meredith L Weiss

In The Roots of Resilience Meredith L. Weiss examines governance from the ground up in the world's two most enduring electoral authoritarian or "hybrid" regimes--Singapore and Malaysia--where politically liberal and authoritarian features blend, evading substantive democracy.

Weiss explains that while key attributes of these regimes differ, affecting the scope, character, and balance among national parties and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501750046
• ISBN13: 9781501750045
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher