Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: democracy and the military in comparative perspective / R.J. May, Stephanie Lawson, and Viberto Selochan
  • The military and democracy in Indonesia / Michael R.J. Vatikiotis
  • The military and democracy in Thailand / Suchit Bunbongkarn
  • The military and the fragile democracy of the Philippines / Viberto Selochan
  • Burma's struggle for democracy: the army against the people / Josef Silverstein
  • Pakistan: civil-military relations in a praetorian state / Hasan Askari Rizvi
  • The military and democracy in Bangladesh / Emajuddin Ahamed
  • Patterns of military rule and prospects for democracy in South Korea / Yung Myung Kim
  • The military versus democracy in Fiji: problems for contemporary political development / Stephanie Lawson
  • Government and the military in Papua New Guinea / R.J. May.