Bücher von Muthiah Alagappa

Several factors impact a developing nation's ability to manage its political and related security affairs. The author relates the state to the international environment as well as to substate elements, and analyzes the role of intra-country conflict in explaining the state's vulnerability to external intervention.

The March 2000 presidential election was an important milestone in the democratic development of Taiwan. This volume addresses the variety of effects that Taiwan's democratic development and the election will have on domestic policy in the region, and the prospects for democratic consolidation.