scholarly journals James M. Buchanan and Young J. Yoon, Individualism and Political Disorder

OEconomia ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 359-362
Author(s):  
Peter J. Boettke
Keyword(s):  
Political Disorder

The PRC's Relationship with the ASEAN Regional Forum

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 737-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thammy Evans
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
The West ◽  
Asean Regional Forum ◽  
Western Nations ◽  
Political Disorder ◽  
East West ◽  
Gain Access

Ever since the discovery of China by Western nations the West has continually tried to gain access to China, and sometime even to understand her. Conversely, many Eastern nations who came within China's reach have preferred to keep her at arms length. This dichotomy continues today, although the East/West division is less clear. The People's Republic of China's sheer geographical size, its location in the heart of Asia, its huge population and thus its potential as an economic and miitary superpower instils fear in many. Will the PRC become a ‘responsible power’, an irresponsible hegemon, or collapse into political disorder and chaos? In anticipation of the coming changes in the PRC, the foreign policy of those nations concerned with the PRC has oscillated between engagement and containment of China.

Individualism and Political Disorder

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Buchanan ◽  
Yong Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Political Disorder

Violence and the Law in A Man of the People

2019 ◽  
pp. 157-180
Author(s):  
Katherine Isobel Baxter
Keyword(s):  
Political Corruption ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
The People ◽  
New States ◽  
The Law ◽  
Political Disorder ◽  
Indirect Rule ◽  
Legal Processes

Chapter Seven focuses on Chinua Achebe’s novel A Man of the People. In particular the chapter examines Achebe’s presentation of political disorder through scenes in which the law is suspended or displaced. The chapter argues that through these scenes Achebe points up the incoherence of the inheritance of colonialism, not least indirect rule, and the inevitability of the imposition of new states of exception as a response to this incoherence. Achebe directs our attention to the various ways in which the law and legal processes are sidestepped, dissipated and conflated in an era of political corruption through scenes of violence that stand in for, but are markedly not, the legal process of the trial. The chapter’s discussion is informed by reference to contemporary political and economic contexts.

Korea: What the Students Want

Worldview ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 11-12
Author(s):  
Kai Hong
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Martial Law ◽  
Civil Strife ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Disorder ◽  
Student Unrest

After two decades of relative political stability and unprecedented economic progress, South Korea is once again racked with political disorder, civil strife, and student unrest. The trouble began in Seoul in May with massive demonstrations by students demanding free elections for a new government and a quick end to martial law. What followed was a virtually total military takeover of the government and even more inclusive martial law. The initially peaceful demonstrations escalated into grave civil strife, bringing Kwangju, the country's fourth largest city, under the control of protesting youths.

Beyond clannishness and colonialism: understanding political disorder in Ethiopia's Somali Region, 1991–2004

2005 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Hagmann
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Interpretation ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Somali Region ◽  
Institutional Instability ◽  
Contemporary Politics ◽  
State And Society ◽  
Ethiopian Government ◽  
Regional Authorities ◽  
Political Disorder ◽  
Recursive Relations

This article proposes an alternative interpretation of political disorder in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State since the rise to power of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) in 1991. Some observers have perceived contemporary politics in the former Ogaden as an example of ‘internal colonisation’ by highland Ethiopians. Others attribute political instability to the ‘nomadic culture’ inherent in the Somali clan structure and the ineptness of its political leaders. This study argues that neither of these two politicised narratives grasps the contradictory interactions between the federal Ethiopian government and its Somali periphery, nor the recursive relations between state and society. With reference to the literature on neo-patrimonialism, I elucidate political disorder in the Somali Region by empirically describing hybrid political domination, institutional instability, and patronage relations, showing how neo-patrimonial rule translates into contested statehood in the region and political devices ranging from military coercion to subtle co-optation. Rather than unilateral domination, a complex web of power and manipulation between parts of the federal and regional authorities animates political disorder in Ethiopia's Somali Region.

Economics, Transitions, and Traps in Emerging Markets

2018 ◽  
pp. 76-98
Author(s):  
John M. Luiz
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Consumer Markets ◽  
Countries In Transition ◽  
New Consumer ◽  
Political Disorder

While future drivers of economic growth will be from emerging markets, the complexities associated with transitioning from low- to high-income country status. This chapter examines the economic prospects of emerging markets and the challenges they may face. In particular, the chapter investigates the notion of middle-income traps as a possible structural impediment to the realization of consistently high growth and the implications for business when operating within these traps. These countries may find themselves struggling to compete with the low wages of low-income countries and the technological aptitude of advanced countries. The result is the increasing deindustrialization of these countries and a growth slowdown as these countries fail to transition to higher-value activities. This struggle may be accentuated by structural changes in the economy and the process of modernization may produce political disorder, policy paralysis, and instability. This has implications for business that needs to be mindful of the pitfalls associated with countries in transition and different strategies may be required to operate in these settings where companies may have difficulty in moving up value chains and new consumer markets may be vulnerable to structural volatility.

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