@article{866039,
      recid = {866039},
      author = {Thompson, Mark R.,},
      title = {Authoritarian modernism in East Asia /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiii, 130 pages).},
      abstract = {Following Barrington Moore Jr., this book raises doubts  about modernization theory's claim that an advanced economy  with extensive social differentiation is incompatible with  authoritarian rule. Authoritarian modernism in East Asia  (Northeast and Southeast Asia) has been characterized by  economically reformist but politically conservative leaders  who have attempted to learn the "secrets" of authoritarian  rule in modern society. They demobilize civil society while  endeavoring to establish an "ethical" form of rule and  claim reactionary culturalist legitimation. With China,  East Asia is home to the most important country in the  world today that is rapidly modernizing while attempting to  remain authoritarian.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/866039},
}