The Military, The State, And Development In Asia And The Pacific

Introduction - the armed forces in Asia and the Pacific, Viberto Selochan; military-civilian relations in Indonesia in the late Soeharto era, Harold Crouch; the Thai military and its role in society in the 1990s, Suchit Bunbongkarn; the armed forces of the Philippines and political instability, Viberto Selochan; the military in Malaysia - what role in society?, Harold Crouch; the military in Myanmer - what scope for a new role?, Robert Taylor; the military in Pakistan politics - direct or indirect participation?, Samima Yasmeen; the entrenchment of the Bangladesh military in government, Chowdhury Abrar; the Japanese self-defense forces, Yoshinori Horiguchi; the military factor in South Korean politics, James Cotton; military roles and relations in Papua New Guinea, Yaw Saffu; the politicization of military professionalism in Fiji, Jim Sanday; the military, politics, social forces and development - issues for comparative analysis, Robin Luckham.