Introduction: Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia

摘要: This special issue explores and analyzes governance policy issues in South, Southeast, East Asia. The nine papers this were presented at a similarly titled conference Dhaka, Bangladesh 2012. authors map challenges analyze its current trends from the perspectives of politics administration. Public administration systems these regions have witnessed some phenomenal changes during last three decades played key role economic progress, especially Southeast Asian nations. Rich with evidence analyses, use empirical other research methods to examine contemporary bestpractice paradigms. Their additional aim is develop understanding forms governance, both within national context comparative perspective. Asia contain enormous geographical, cultural, religious, ethnic variation. They are also “diverse political constitutional their performance managing economy uneven” (Haque 2001:1290). Some countries may already qualify as developed nations, but most South beset poor lack rule law, widespread corruption. case despite countries, decade or so, witnessing steady impressive growth. In huge differences reflect countries’ unique cultures, history, demography geography, Organiz Rev (2013) 13:341–347 DOI 10.1007/s11115-013-0256-5