Abstract
ABSTRACTThere is an intriguing debate relating to the relationship of economic development to democratization. Southeast Asia region is one of the fast-growing economic development, and it also has a long journey to democratization. The result, however, is ambiguous regarding the internal dynamic of this region that hinders the possibility to have consolidated democracy. However, an achievement in economic development might facilitate political development. This paper will provide a critical note about the relationship between development and the political regime in the SEA region. This paper also analyzes the reason why there is no significant change regarding political regime within this region even though some countries are continuing to have positive achievements in democratization. Also, autocracy and the authoritarian regime still survive in this region. This paper assesses the progress of social and economic development and its impacts on domestic politics, then, attempts to explain the process of political transformation in the SEA region to understand the causes that hinder the spreading of democratization. Qualitative method will be used to analyze data and provide conclusion of this study.Keywords: democratization, development, political transformation, SEA countries
Highlights
In the late 1990s, the political regimes of Southeast Asia in the post-Cold War were still dominated by autocracy
We examine three hypotheses: 1) human development influences the fluctuations and dynamics of political regimes. 2) economic development has a positive relationship to democratization. 3) the higher economic income of citizens has resulted in more stable democratization will be
The high level of economic performance combined with stable political dynamic, are factors contributed to the survival of the autocratic and authoritarian regime
Summary
In the late 1990s, the political regimes of Southeast Asia in the post-Cold War were still dominated by autocracy. It was only 27 years later that the democratic regime began to wriggle. There are problems, concerning stability and quality of the democracy In this region, the remaining types of autocracy vary from a robust government supported by the military to the full power of the monarchy. The remaining types of autocracy vary from a robust government supported by the military to the full power of the monarchy Likewise, in their struggle to become democratic countries, each country has a peculiar history and internal dynamics. The mechanism of causality for change is
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