Social origins of dictatorship and democracy revisited: colonial state and Chinese immigrant in the making of modern Southeast Asia

Sidel, John T. ORCID: 0000-0002-7230-8210 (2008) Social origins of dictatorship and democracy revisited: colonial state and Chinese immigrant in the making of modern Southeast Asia. Comparative Politics, 40 (2). pp. 127-147. ISSN 0010-4159

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Abstract

Barrington Moore, Jr., argued that a vigorous and independent bourgeoisie is a necessary, if insufficient, condition for democracy. This article addresses this thesis through a comparative analysis of class formation in Southeast Asia. Colonial era state policies towards immigrant Chinese merchant minorities shaped the diverging capacities and inclinations of capitalist classes in the region to assert themselves in political life and to assume control over state power. The variegated identities and strengths of the capitalist classes of Southeast Asia have prefigured enduring authoritarian rule in most countries in the region over the past several decades, while enabling democratic rule in the Philippines, Thailand, and, in recent years, Indonesia.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://web.gc.cuny.edu/jcp/
Additional Information:	© 2008 The City University of New York
Divisions:	Asia Centre International Relations Government
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2024 11:13
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 05:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/124757

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