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Index
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of tables
List of contributors
Preface
1. The new rich in Asia: economic development, social status and political consciousness
The New Rich
The Middle Class
The Bourgeoisie
Timing and Relationships
Where to Go from here?
Notes
2. Class transformations and political tensions in Singapore’s development
Economic Growth, Social Development and Consumption Patterns
The Bourgeoisie
The Middle Class: Extent and Nature
Perceptions of a Middle-Class Political Threat
1991 Election: Wider Basis to PAP Electoral Decline
Interest Group Politics and the Middle Class
Conclusion
Notes
3. Growth, economic transformation, culture and the middle classes in Malaysia
From Colony to NIC?
The Growth of Middle Strata: Electronics, State Enterprises, Party Capitalism
Bringing the Middle Classes in
Notes
Bibliography
4. The middle class and the bourgeoisie in Indonesia
The Indonesian State and its Stratum of Bureaucrats
The Middle Class
The Upper Middle Classes
The Populist Lower Middle Classes
The Bourgeoisie
The Indigenous Petty Bourgeoisie
The Big Bourgeoisie: The Chinese Conglomerates
The Larger Indigenous Capitalists
‘The Family’
Conclusion
Notes
5. The Philippines’ new rich: capitalist transformation amidst economic gloom
Home Market Industrialisation, 1950s–1960s
Authoritarian Rule: Middle-Class Politicians, Crony Capitalists and Export Producers
Global Change, the State and the New Rich after Marcos
Patrimonial Plunder, Capitalist Transformation and the New Rich in the Philippines
Notes
6. Emerging social forces in Thailand: new political and economic roles
On Becoming an NIC
NIC-DOM: Who Wins?
The Middle Class
Who are the Losers? Problems of Rapid Industrialisation
Urbanism and Consumerism
Political Implications
Notes
7. Hong Kong: post-colonialism and political conflict
The Emergence of Hong Kong’s New Rich
Political Impact
Economic Impact
Social Impact
International Repercussions
Conclusion
Notes
8. The new rich and the new middle class in South Korea: the rise and fall of the ‘golf republic’
Politics and Social Transformation
New Social Strata
Manifestations of the Affluent Lifestyle
The State Response: Politics in the Roh Era
The State Response: Policy in the Roh Era
Kim Young-Sam and the New Korean Political Style
Conclusions
Notes
9. Taiwan: a fragmented ‘middle’ class in the making
The Old Middle Class: The Military, Civil Servants and School Teachers
The New Middle Class: Owners of Small/Medium Businesses and the Professionals
The Lower White-Collar Employees: Rich in Consumption Power
Taiwan’s New Rich of the 1980s: the Affluent Workers
Conclusion
Notes
10. The People’s Republic of China: the party-state, capitalist revolution and new entrepreneurs
Manifestations of New Wealth
Restructuring the Party-State
Owner-Operators
Suburban Executives
State Capitalists and Model Managers
Wheelers and Dealers
Trend-Setters
Capitalist Revolution and the Party-State
Notes
Index
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