Law, Capitalism and Power in Asia

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Law, Capitalism and Power in Asia is written by Kanishka Jayasuriya and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1134738250 (ISBN 10) and 9781134738250 (ISBN 13).

A challenging and provocative book that contests the liberal assumption that the rule of law will go hand in hand with a transition to market-based economies and even democracy in East Asia. Using case studies from Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam, the authors argue that the rule of law is in fact more likely to provide political elites with the means closely to control civil society. It is essential, therefore, to locate conceptions of judicial independence and the rule of law more generally within the ideological vocabulary of the state.