Crises of Governance in Asia and Africa

Abstract

Introduction - pluralisms and the changing global economy - ethnicities in crises of governance in Asia and Africa, Fahimul Quadir, Sandra J. MacLean and Timothy M. Shaw. Part 1 Governance and economy: globalization, capital and governance in a newly industrializing plural society - Malaysia during the 1990s, Johan Saravanamuttu globalization, industrialization and crisis - the coming of age of Malaysian women workers?, Maznah Mohamad, Cecilia Ng and Tan Beng Hui comparative responses to the challenges of governance and globalization - Malaysia and South Africa, Janis van der Westhuizen South Africa and the political economy of wine - from sanctions to globalizations/liberalizations, Timothy M. Shaw. Part 2 Governance and civil society: transnational, national or local? - gender-based NGOs and information networks in India, J.P. Singh promoting democratic governance at the grassroots in the 21st century - myths and realities of NGO programmes in Bangladesh, Fahimul Quadir prospects for democratic governance in Africa - impacts of civil societies and ethnicities, Maria Nzomo post-settler state-society relations in Zimbabwe - the rise of civil society and the decline of authoritarianism, A.G. Nhema ethnicity and race in the changing political economics of South Africa and Zimbabwe, Sandra J. MacLean. Part 3 Governance and conflict: the political economy of Angola's ethnic confict, Assis V. Malaquias ethnicities in crises of governance in Africa - the case of Uganda in the Great Lakes region, Pamela Mbabazi ethnicity, power, governance and conflict in the Great Lakes region, Abillah H. Omari the peace and conflict impact of overseas development assistance (ODA) in Sri Lanka, Kenneth D. Bush.