1. The Varieties of Asia-Pacific Experience, Shinichi Ichimura and James W. Morley. I. The Low Income Economies. 2. Burma/Myanmar: Under the Military, David I. Steinberg. 3. Vietnam: Sectors, Class and the Transformation of a Leninist State, Thaveeporn Vasavakul. 4. China: Growth Without Political Liberalization, Thomas P. Bernstein. II. The Middle Income Econolmies. 5. Indonesia: Economic Growth and Depoliticization, Jamie Mackie. 6. The Philippines: Still an Exceptional Case? Jamie Mackie and Bernardo Villegas. 7. Thailand: Democracy Under Siege, Suchit Bunbongkarn. 8. Malaysia in an Uncertain Mode, Zakaria Haji Ahmad and Sharifah Munirah Alatas. 9. South Korea: Economic Management and Democratization, Sung-Joo Han and Oknim Chung. 10. Taiwan: A Long Decade of Democratic Transition, Tun-jen Cheng and Chialung Lin. III. The High Income Economies. 11. Singapore: The Anomaly of a Rich State and Illiberal Regime, Lam Peng Er. 12. Japan: Democracy with Growth and Equity, Ikuo Kabashima and Terry MacDougall. IV. Conclusion. 13. The Dynamics of Political Change, Harold Crouch and James W. Morley.