Coups and regime transitions are events that typically are intended to change the basic institutional framework of a country. Which specific policies change and the consequences of these changes nevertheless remains largely unknown. Change after a coup or transition implies that some form of...

1. Introduction : institutional analysis and China's transformation : issues and concepts / Xiaoming Huang -- 2. China and international institutions / Harry Harding -- 3. Institution formation, imitation, and borrowing : Zhongguancun as a case study on mechanisms of institutional change / Hong...

This book explores the variations in the transformation of the Asian developmental state in South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. Based on an original theory, the author argues that these variations are influenced by two factors: industrial structure and democratic transition, both of which are...