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Citizens and the state : attitudes in Western Europe and East and Southeast Asia / Takashi Inoguchi and Jean Blondel.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Routledge innovations in political theory ; 29Publication details: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: xii, 184 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780415451918 (hbk.)
  • 0415451914 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 323.6 INO
Contents:
Introduction: The citizen and the state -- Six groups of countries -- The countries of "happy non nationalists" : France, Germany, Spain, and Sweden -- The countries of the "mild pessimists" : Britain and Taiwan -- The countries of "hesitating" citizens : Japan and Indonesia -- The countries of the "frustrated patriots" : Greece, Italy, Korea, the Philippines, and Portugal -- The countries in "happy development" : Ireland and Thailand -- The countries of the "optimists" : Malaysia, Singapore, and China -- Citizens' views on policy achievements and on policy performance and the six country groups -- Citizens' standpoints on "basic societal values" and the six country groups -- Conclusion: The citizens, the state, and political culture.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The citizen and the state -- Six groups of countries -- The countries of "happy non nationalists" : France, Germany, Spain, and Sweden -- The countries of the "mild pessimists" : Britain and Taiwan -- The countries of "hesitating" citizens : Japan and Indonesia -- The countries of the "frustrated patriots" : Greece, Italy, Korea, the Philippines, and Portugal -- The countries in "happy development" : Ireland and Thailand -- The countries of the "optimists" : Malaysia, Singapore, and China -- Citizens' views on policy achievements and on policy performance and the six country groups -- Citizens' standpoints on "basic societal values" and the six country groups -- Conclusion: The citizens, the state, and political culture.