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Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Rise of Middle Classes in Southeast Asia
Shiraishi Takashi

1 Thailand under Thaksin: A Regional and International Perspective
Pasuk Phongpaichit
2 Democracy and the Middle Class in Thailand: The Uprising of May 1992
Tamada Yoshifumi
3 Thaksin and the Re-Politicization of the Military
Ukrist Pathmanand
4 Business Leaders in Contemporary Thailand: Politics, Business Circles, and the Chinese Community
Suehiro Akira
5 Notes on the Disappearing 'Middle ' in Post-Authoritarian Philippine Politics
Patricio N. Abinales
6 Situating NGO Advocacy Work in Middle Class Politics in the Philippines
Teresa S. Encarnacion-Tadem
7 Democratization and Ethno-Politics in Taiwan: A Tentative Interpretation of the 'New Party Phnomenon' and 'Song Chuyu Penomenon'
Wakabayashi Masahiro
8 Economic Growth, Expansion of the Middle Class and the Suburbanization of Kuala Lumpur's Metropolitan Area, Malaysia
Jamalunlaili Abdullah
9 When Culture Meets the Market: Japanese Popular Culture Industries and the Regionalization of East and Southeast Asia
Nissim Kadosh Otmazgin
10 Placing Singapore in East Asian Pop Culture
Chua Beng Huat

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