... to economic rents from politicians in power. We examine the basis of selection of business groups for state patronage under military and civilian-led regimes, as well as the extent to which such ties have contributed to their rise as Pakistan’s leading enterprises. A historical analysis is provided...

..., tied to the same congruence, offer no strategic gains to alter the status quo. © 2016 by the Regents of the University of California 2016 Malaysia democracy ethnocentrism power Islamization AJAY RAINA Why There Are No Partisan Turnovers in Malaysia A Perspective ABSTRACT This paper...

...Evelyn Goh Distinguishing between power as resources and influence as converting those resources into outcomes, I propose a new framework for analyzing China’s influence, using examples from Southeast Asia. Because China exercises influence predominantly in contexts of convergent, not divergent...

...John D. Ciorciari As China rises, its influence on other states’ policy choices will depend partly on the extent of its “structural power.” This article examines China’s role in Asian monetary affairs and argues that deficient structural power has contributed to a significant gap between China’s...

... migration-intensive villages in Bangladesh. By locating the meanings and substance of women’s power and agency in the context of their living arrangement in nuclear, joint, and natal families, I argue that the choices and priorities of these women be interpreted beyond liberal feminist models...

...Linus Hagström This article demonstrates how Tokyo has been exercising economic power in the multilateral talks on North Korea, including over the U.S. The implication is that Japanese foreign and security policy can be regarded as "normal" already ---hence forming a critique of ideas...

... by mistrust and the ruling generals' unwillingness to relinquish power. Burma justice stability trust power PROSPECTS FOR JUSTICE AND STABILITY IN BURMA Stephen McCarthy Abstract The prospects for improving justice and stability in Burma remain bleak. Conventions and talks have proven to be neither...