Rodan, Garry, 1955-

Transparency and authoritarian rule in Southeast Asia Singapore and Malaysia / [electronic resource] : Garry Rodan. - London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004. - 1 online resource - RoutledgeCurzon/City University of Hong Kong Southeast Asian studies ; 4 . - RoutledgeCurzon/City University of Hong Kong South East Asian studies ; 4. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-249) and index.

Information control and authoritarian rule in East and Southeast Asia: under challenge? -- Bedding down media and information control in Singapore and Malaysia -- Bureaucratic authoritarianism and transparency reform in Singapore -- Keeping civil society at bay: media in Singapore after the crisis -- Crony capitalism and transparency reform in Malaysia -- Challenges to media control in Malaysia -- Conclusion: advanced market systems, information flows and political regimes.

9780203693131 9780203421017 (electronic bk.)


Transparency in government--Southeast Asia.


Southeast Asia--Politics and government--1945-
Southeast Asia--Economic policy.

JQ750.A91 / R63 2004