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How East Asians View Democracy Larry Diamond Hoover Institution Doh Chull Shin University of Missouri Yun-han Chu Academia Sinica

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How East Asians View Democracy

Larry Diamond

Hoover Institution Doh Chull Shin University of Missouri Yun-han Chu Academia Sinica

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How

Eas

t Asi

ans

Vie

w D

emoc

racy

How

Eas

t Asi

ans

Vie

w D

emoc

racy

1. C

once

ptio

ns o

f Dem

ocra

cy1.

Con

cept

ions

of D

emoc

racy

2. P

erce

ptio

ns o

f Reg

imes

2. P

erce

ptio

ns o

f Reg

imes

3. P

erce

ptio

ns o

f Reg

ime

Cha

nges

3. P

erce

ptio

ns o

f Reg

ime

Cha

nges

4. A

sses

smen

ts o

f Gov

ernm

enta

l and

Reg

ime

Per

form

ance

s4.

Ass

essm

ents

of G

over

nmen

tal a

nd R

egim

e P

erfo

rman

ces

5. R

eact

ions

to D

emoc

racy

and

Aut

horit

aria

nism

5. R

eact

ions

to D

emoc

racy

and

Aut

horit

aria

nism

6. P

robl

ems

of D

emoc

ratiz

atio

n: D

emoc

ratic

Def

icit

and

Sur

plus

6. P

robl

ems

of D

emoc

ratiz

atio

n: D

emoc

ratic

Def

icit

and

Sur

plus

7. C

once

ptio

ns o

f Dem

ocra

cy a

nd o

ther

Dem

ocra

tic O

rient

atio

ns7.

Con

cept

ions

of D

emoc

racy

and

oth

er D

emoc

ratic

Orie

ntat

ions

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Hong

Kong

Japa

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Mon

golia

Philip

pine

sTa

iwan

Thail

and

Main

land

1.Fre

edom

and

liber

ty58

.631

.763

.521

.860

.032

.050

.124

.4

2.Pol

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l rig

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inst

itutio

ns an

d pr

oces

s20

.58.8

2.78.2

4.021

.37.2

32.8

3.Mar

ket e

cono

my

1.22.0

9.92.5

0.21.4

0.00.3

4.Soc

ial eq

ualit

y and

just

ice17

.219

.933

.310

.64.0

6.522

.94.7

5.Goo

d go

vern

men

t5.4

2.43.9

4.12.0

3.20.3

2.3

6.In

gene

ric an

d/or

pop

ulist

term

s17

.75.8

5.42.4

2.018

.318

.227

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7.In

othe

r abs

tract

and

posit

ive te

rms

19.8

20.5

16.6

7.117

.027

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2.6

8.In

nega

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s8.6

4.00.6

2.43.0

6.00.0

6.3

9.Oth

ers

6.56.5

0.00.6

0.07.7

0.00.3

10.D

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nder

stand

ing

of D

emoc

racy

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1

Com

plet

e D

icta

tors

hip

10

Com

plet

e D

emoc

racy

Whe

re d

o yo

u ex

pect

our

cou

ntry

to b

e in

five

yea

rs?

(10-

poin

t)q1

02Fu

ture

regi

me

1

Com

plet

e D

icta

tors

hip

10

Com

plet

e D

emoc

racy

Whe

re w

ould

you

pla

ce o

ur c

ount

ry u

nder

the

pres

ent

gove

rnm

ent?

(10-

poin

t)q1

00Pr

esen

t reg

ime

1

Com

plet

e D

icta

tors

hip

10

Com

plet

e D

emoc

racy

Whe

re w

ould

you

pla

ce o

ur c

ount

ry o

n th

is s

cale

du

ring

the

perio

d of

[nam

e of

the

mos

t rec

ent

gove

rnm

ent u

nder

aut

horit

aria

n ru

le]?

(10-

poin

t)q0

99Pa

st re

gim

e

Here

is a

scale

: 1 m

eans

com

plet

e dict

ator

ship

and

10 m

eans

com

plet

e dem

ocra

cy

Item

s

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Char

t 2-1

Th

e M

ean

Scor

es o

f the

Pas

t, Cu

rrent

, and

Fut

ure

Regi

mes

on a

10-

poin

ts s

cale

3.1

4.1

3.0

5.2

7.3

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.9

9.0

8.9

6.6

4.7

3.7

4.4

4.4

6.6

6.5

8.2

7.3

6.7

7.2

7.0

5.9

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Hong

Kon

gJa

pan

Kore

aM

ongo

liaPh

ilipp

ines

Taiw

anTh

aila

ndM

ainl

and

Past

regi

me(

A)Pr

esen

t reg

ime(

B)Fu

ture

regi

me(

C)

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Item

Hon

g K

ong

Japa

nK

orea

Mon

golia

Phili

ppin

esTa

iwan

Thai

land

Mai

nlan

d

1-2,

Har

d Au

thor

itaria

nism

2.9

41.9

16.5

31.3

34.0

15.3

49.0

14.1

3-5,

Sof

t Aut

horit

aria

nism

23.7

48.8

55.0

50.3

39.2

60.0

41.9

54.2

6-8,

Lim

ited

Dem

ocra

cy63

.68.

627

.616

.718

.822

.16.

225

.4

9-10

, Adv

ance

d D

emoc

racy

9.7

0.7

0.9

1.7

8.1

2.6

2.8

6.3

Tota

l10

010

010

010

010

010

010

010

0

DK

/DA*

11.5

15.8

05.

80.

617

.715

.331

.60

Tabl

e 2-

1: P

erce

ptio

ns o

f the

Pas

t Reg

ime

(1-1

0 S

cale

)(%

)

*Don

't kn

ows

and

don'

t ans

wers

are

not

com

pute

d in

the

colu

mn

perc

enta

ges,

but

are

pre

sent

ed h

ere

to i

ndic

ate

what

perc

enta

ge o

f eac

h sa

mpl

e di

d no

t ans

wer t

he q

uest

ion.

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Item

Hon

g K

ong

Japa

nK

orea

Mon

golia

Phi

lippi

nes

Taiw

anTh

aila

ndM

ainl

and

1-2,

Har

d Au

thor

itari

anis

m6.

00.

50.

53.

94.

61.

50.

51.

6

3-5,

Sof

t Aut

hori

tari

anis

m54

.114

.317

.822

.525

.614

.96.

414

.7

6-8,

Lim

ited

Dem

ocra

cy37

.072

.479

.557

.747

.360

.947

.459

.2

9-10

, Adv

ance

d D

emoc

racy

2.9

12.8

2.3

15.9

22.5

22.7

45.7

24.5

Tot

al10

010

010

010

010

010

010

010

0

DK

/DA*

11.1

8.9

05.

50.

212

.95.

46.

29

Tabl

e 2-

2: P

erce

ptio

ns o

f the

Cur

rent

Reg

ime

(1-1

0 S

cale

)(%

)

*Don

't kn

ows

and

don'

t ans

wers

are

not

com

pute

d in

the

colu

mn

perc

enta

ges,

but

are

pre

sent

ed h

ere

to i

ndic

ate

what

perc

enta

ge o

f eac

h sa

mpl

e di

d no

t ans

wer t

he q

uest

ion.

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Coun

tryPa

st re

gime (

A)Pr

esen

t reg

ime(B

)Fu

ture

regim

e(C)

Past

chan

ge(B

-A)

Futu

re ch

ange

(C-B

)

Hong

Kon

g6.6

5.25.9

-1.4

0.7

Japa

n3.1

7.07.3

3.90.3

Kore

a4.4

6.57.7

2.11.2

Mong

olia

3.76.6

8.02.9

1.4

Philip

pines

4.16.7

7.72.6

1.0

Taiw

an4.4

7.37.9

2.90.6

Thail

and

3.08.2

9.05.2

0.8

Mainl

and

4.77.2

8.92.5

1.7

Table

3-1 P

erce

ption

of th

e Pas

t and

the C

urre

nt Re

gimes

on a

10-p

oint s

cale

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Coun

tryEx

perie

ncin

gEx

pecti

ngBo

th

Hong

Kon

g12

375

Japa

n75

2823

Kore

a85

7664

Mon

golia

7963

52

Philip

pine

s72

5435

Taiw

an66

3528

Thai

land

8048

40

Chin

a56

5844

Tabl

e 3-

2 Pe

rcen

tage

s Ex

perie

ncin

g an

d Ex

pect

ing

Prog

ress

ion

towa

rd D

emoc

racy

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Re

gime C

atego

ryHo

ng K

ong

Japa

nKo

reaMo

ngoli

aPh

ilippin

esTa

iwan

Thail

and

Mainl

and

1. Au

thorita

rianis

m Re

versa

l21

.30.4

1.11.0

5.91.9

0.53.0

2. Au

thorita

rian P

ersist

ence

36.0

5.78.6

13.9

14.2

11.0

2.98.8

3. Au

thorita

rianis

m Lib

eraliza

tion

1.39.3

7.611

.59.4

3.13.9

4.8

4. Lim

ited D

emoc

racy

Tran

sition

6.164

.556

.347

.836

.848

.643

.543

.9

5. De

mocra

tic Tr

ansit

ion to

Adv

ance

d Dem

ocrac

y0.9

12.1

1.110

.917

.116

.141

.114

.0

6. De

mocra

tic Pe

rsiste

nce

34.3

8.125

.315

.016

.719

.38.1

25.6

Tota

l10

010

010

010

010

010

010

010

0

DK/

DA*

17.4

17.7

1.38.5

1.820

.015

.331

.2

Table

3-3:

Patte

rns of

Perc

eptio

n of R

egim

e Cha

nge(P

ast-C

urren

t)(%)

*Don

't kno

ws an

d don

't ans

wers

are no

t com

puted

in th

e colu

mn pe

rcenta

ges,

but a

re pre

sente

d here

to in

dicate

what

perc

entag

e of e

ach s

ample

did n

ot an

swer

the qu

estio

n.

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Reg

ime C

atego

ryHo

ng K

ong

Japa

nKo

rea

Mong

olia

Philip

pines

Taiw

anTh

ailan

dMa

inlan

d

1. Au

thorita

rianis

m Re

versa

l0.5

1.70.3

1.82.6

2.91.2

0.3

2. Au

thorita

rian P

ersist

ence

33.6

10.9

4.44.0

12.5

6.92.4

2.1

3. Au

thorita

rianis

m Lib

eraliza

tion

4.20.6

0.30.7

1.40.6

0.10.7

4. Lim

ited D

emoc

racy

Tran

sition

20.5

4.313

.916

.711

.55.4

2.67.7

5. De

mocra

tic Tr

ansit

ion to

Adv

ance

d Dem

ocrac

y2.6

0.31.6

6.59.3

2.02.4

5.5

6. De

mocra

tic Pe

rsiste

nce

38.6

82.2

79.7

70.4

62.7

82.2

91.4

83.8

Tota

l10

010

010

010

010

010

010

010

0

DK/

DA*

32.6

21.0

0.412

.93.5

34.2

9.530

.1

Table

3-4:

Patte

rns of

Perc

eptio

n of R

egim

e Cha

nge(C

urren

t-Futu

re)(%

)

*Don

't kno

ws an

d don

't ans

wers

are no

t com

puted

in th

e colu

mn pe

rcenta

ges,

but a

re pre

sente

d here

to in

dicate

what

perc

entag

e of e

ach s

ample

did n

ot an

swer

the qu

estio

n.

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Pres

ent r

egim

e

Dem

ocra

tic(A

)

curr

ent r

egim

eas

dem

ocra

cy

curr

ent r

egim

eas

non-

dem

ocra

cy

Satis

fied

(B)

curr

ent r

egim

eas

dem

ocra

cy

curr

ent r

egim

eas

non-

dem

ocra

cy

Best

eve

r(C

)

Hong

Kon

g36

7743

4861

5049

15

Japa

n78

5619

4527

1422

11

Kore

a82

6643

6137

3236

23

Mon

golia

7073

5667

6968

6736

Phili

ppin

es70

5840

5256

4854

24

Taiw

an73

5730

4869

5856

28

Thai

land

8892

7689

7163

6957

Mai

nlan

d63

8745

6895

9176

45

Tabl

e 4-

1 As

sess

men

ts o

f the

Pre

sent

Reg

ime

as a

Dem

ocra

cy (%

)Sa

tisfie

d wi

th th

e wa

y dem

ocra

cy w

orks

O

ur fo

rm o

f gov

ernm

ent i

s th

e be

st

Al

l thr

ee(D

)Co

untry

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Cou

ntry

satis

fied

with

the

incu

mbe

nt(g

over

nmen

t)

satis

fied

with

the

perfo

rman

ce o

fde

moc

racy

satis

fied

with

the

dem

ocra

cy a

mon

g th

ose

who

are

not s

atis

ified

with

the

incu

mbe

nt

Hon

g K

ong

3048

44

Japa

n36

4541

Kor

ea35

6149

Mon

golia

5867

64

Phili

ppin

es58

5231

Taiw

an37

4842

Thai

land

8989

69

Mai

nlan

dna

.68

na.

Tabl

e 4-

2 A

sses

smen

ts o

f the

Pre

sent

Reg

ime

as a

Dem

ocra

cy

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Ite

ms

1C

ompl

ete

Dic

tato

rshi

p

10C

ompl

ete

Dem

ocra

cy

1D

emoc

racy

is c

ompl

etel

y un

suita

ble

10D

emoc

racy

is c

ompl

etel

y su

itabl

e

1D

emoc

racy

is c

apab

le o

f sol

ving

the

prob

lem

s of

our

soc

iety

2D

emoc

racy

can

not

sol

ve o

ur s

ocie

ty's

pro

blem

s

1D

emoc

racy

is a

lway

s pr

efer

able

to a

ny o

ther

kin

d of

gove

rnm

ent.

2U

nder

som

e ci

rcum

stan

ces,

an

auth

orita

rian

gov

ernm

ent

can

be p

refe

rabl

e to

a d

emoc

ratic

one

.

3Fo

r pe

ople

like

me,

it d

oes

not m

atte

r w

heth

er w

e ha

ve a

dem

ocra

tic o

r a

nond

emoc

ratic

reg

ime.

1E

cono

mic

dev

elop

men

t is

defin

itely

mor

e im

port

ant

2E

cono

mic

dev

elop

men

t is

som

ewha

t mor

e im

port

ant

3D

emoc

racy

is s

omew

hat m

ore

impo

rtan

t

4D

emoc

racy

is d

efin

itely

mor

e im

port

ant

5Th

ey a

re b

oth

equa

lly im

port

ant (

DO

NO

T R

EA

D O

UT)

Fo

r the

Atta

chm

ent t

o D

emoc

racy

Whi

ch o

f the

follo

win

g st

atem

ents

com

es c

lose

st to

you

row

n op

inio

n?q1

17D

emoc

ratic

Pref

eren

ce

To w

hat e

xten

t wou

ld y

ou w

ant o

ur c

ount

ry to

be

dem

ocra

tic n

ow?

(RAT

ING

BO

ARD)

q101

Dem

ocra

ticD

esir

e

Here

is a

sim

ilar s

cale

of 1

to 1

0 m

easu

ring

the

exte

ntto

whi

ch p

eopl

e th

ink

dem

ocra

cy is

sui

tabl

e fo

r our

coun

try. I

f “1”

mea

ns th

at d

emoc

racy

is c

ompl

etel

yun

suita

ble

for [

nam

e of

cou

ntry

] tod

ay a

nd “

10”

mea

nsth

at it

is c

ompl

etel

y su

itabl

e, w

here

wou

ld y

ou p

lace

our c

ount

ry to

day?

q103

Dem

ocra

ticSu

itabi

lity

If yo

u ha

d to

cho

ose

betw

een

dem

ocra

cy a

nd e

cono

mic

deve

lopm

ent,

whi

ch w

ould

you

say

is m

ore

impo

rtant

?q1

19D

emoc

ratic

Prio

rity

Whi

ch o

f the

follo

win

g st

atem

ents

com

es c

lose

r to

your

own

view

?q1

18D

emoc

ratic

Effic

acy

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Cha

rt 5-

1 D

emoc

ratic

Des

ire, S

uita

bilit

y, E

ffica

cy,

Pre

fere

nce,

and

Prio

rity

(%)

8888

8988

72

92

72

39

63

72

22

61

47

90

60

9

32

19

95

1917

11

2622

0102030405060708090100

Hon

g K

ong

Japa

nK

orea

Mon

golia

Phili

ppin

esTa

iwan

Thai

land

Mai

nlan

d

Desi

reSu

itabi

lity

Effic

acy

Pref

eren

cePr

iorit

y

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Item

Hong

Kon

gJa

pan

Kore

aM

ongo

liaPh

ilipp

ines

Taiw

anTh

ailan

dM

ainlan

d

Dem

ocra

tic D

esira

bilit

y,6-10

* (%

yes)

88.4

87.8

95.4

88.5

88.1

72.2

92.4

72.2

Dem

ocra

tic S

uita

bilit

y, 6-1

0* (%

yes)

67.2

77.0

84.2

83.0

80.2

59.0

87.6

67.0

Dem

ocra

tic E

iffica

cy

(% ye

s)39

.263

.171

.722

.460

.746

.889

.860

.4

Dem

ocra

tic P

refe

renc

e (%

yes)

40.0

68.5

49.4

54.0

63.6

40.4

83.8

53.9

Dem

ocra

tic P

riorit

y (

% ye

s)8.6

32.2

18.7

26.2

19.4

10.5

16.6

22.2

None

of t

he a

bove

five

1.10.1

0.70.6

1.53.1

0.10.0

All o

f the

abo

ve3.7

18.9

9.91.4

6.03.3

11.8

10.9

Mean

Ove

rall

Scor

e on

Sup

port

(0-5

scal

e)2.6

3.62.8

2.83.0

2.63.8

3.7

Table

5 -1

O

n sup

port

for de

mocr

acy,

which

was

base

d on f

ive ite

ms

*Figu

res in

this

row re

prese

nt the

mea

n on t

he 10

-point

scale

, with

1 rep

resen

ting c

omple

te dic

tators

hip (o

r com

pletel

y uns

uitab

le) an

d 10

repres

entin

g com

plete

demo

cracy

(or c

omple

tely s

uitab

le)

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2.6

3.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.6

3.8

3.7

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0 Hong

Kong

Japan

Korea

Mongolia

Philippines

Taiwan

Thailan

d

Mainlan

d

Cha

rt 5-

2 M

ean

Scor

e on

Sup

port

(0-5

sca

le)

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Char

t 5-3

The

per

cent

ages

who

doe

s no

t pre

fer d

emoc

ratic

gov

erna

nce

alway

sam

ong

thos

e wh

o de

sire

to liv

e in

a de

moc

racy

(%)

53

19

50

43

34

51

15

26

Hong

Kon

gJa

pan

Kore

aM

ongo

liaPh

ilippi

nes

Taiw

anTh

aila

ndM

ainl

and

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Item

Hong

Kon

gJa

pan

Kore

aM

ongo

liaPh

ilipp

ines

Taiw

anTh

aila

ndM

ainl

and

Rejec

t "str

ong l

eade

r"72

.480

.084

.456

.569

.468

.377

.0na

.

Rejec

t "mi

litary

rule"

85.9

94.6

89.8

81.9

62.7

81.6

80.6

61.4

Rejec

t "no

oppo

sition

party

"62

.967

.186

.771

.069

.670

.362

.2na

.

Rejec

t "ex

perts

decid

e eve

rythin

g"74

.086

.482

.360

.576

.871

.378

.274

.4

Rejec

t all a

uthori

tarian

optio

ns50

.155

.265

.132

.235

.650

.043

.5na

.

Rejec

t non

e of a

bove

1.0

0.3

0.9

3.1

4.1

1.1

4.7

na.

Mean

score

(0 to

4)*

3.4

3.5

3.4

2.8

2.8

3.4

3.0

na.

Tabl

e 5-

2: A

utho

ritar

ian

Deta

chm

ent (

Perc

enta

ge R

ejecti

ng A

utho

ritar

ian

Optio

ns)(%

)

*Eac

h item

is sc

ored

as fo

llows

: stro

ngly

supp

ort

or so

mewh

at su

ppor

t the

auth

orita

rian o

ption

= 0;

stro

ngly

oppo

se o

r som

ewha

top

pose

=1.

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Item

Hong

Kon

gJa

pan

Kore

aM

ongo

liaPh

ilipp

ines

Taiw

anTh

aila

ndM

ainl

and

1.Ve

ry s

tron

g su

ppor

ters

10.5

38.9

34.2

11.4

17.1

17.4

33.5

na.

2.St

rong

sup

port

ers

19.0

14.3

17.5

14.4

9.5

15.9

6.2

na.

3.M

oder

ate

supp

orte

rs20

.18.

811

.75.

76.

316

.33.

2na

.

4.Sk

eptic

al s

uppo

rter

s11

.13.

41.

72.

52.

07.

80.

9na

.

5.W

eak

oppo

nent

s14

.222

.218

.626

.225

.618

.729

.3na

.

6.St

rong

opp

onen

ts3.

91.

20.

54.

32.

94.

91.

2na

.

7.In

cohe

rent

, mix

ed21

.211

.215

.735

.636

.619

.025

.6na

.

Tota

l10

010

010

010

010

010

010

0na

.

DK

/DA

*10

.68.

20.

03.

50.

012

.30.

8na

.

Tabl

e 5-

3: O

vera

ll C

omm

itmen

t to

Dem

ocra

cy (%

)

*Don

't kn

ows

and

don'

t ans

wer

s ar

e no

t com

pute

d in

the

colu

mn

perc

enta

ges,

but

are

pre

sent

ed h

ere

to i

ndic

ate

wha

t

perc

enta

ge o

f ea

ch s

ampl

e di

d no

t ans

wer

the

ques

tion.

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Bloc

k Pr

edic

tors

Indi

vidu

al P

redi

ctor

sed

ucat

ion

age

inco

me

gend

erin

tere

st in

pol

itics

and

med

ia e

xpos

ure

perc

eptio

n of

gov

ernm

ent i

mpa

ct o

n da

ily lif

e ci

tizen

em

powe

rmen

tsy

stem

resp

onsi

vene

ssel

ecto

ral p

artic

ipat

ion

non-

elec

tora

l par

ticip

atio

n5.

Incu

mbe

nt a

ppro

val

appr

oval

of i

ncum

bent

per

form

ance

poin

t diff

eren

t in

perc

eptio

n be

twee

n cu

rrent

and

pas

t reg

ime

impa

ct o

f dem

ocra

cy (p

olitic

al c

hara

cter

istic

s)im

pact

of d

emoc

racy

(pol

icy

perp

orm

ance

)sa

tisfa

ctio

n w

ith th

e wa

y de

moc

rary

wor

ksec

onom

ic e

valu

atio

n-- n

atio

nal /

cur

rent

econ

omic

eva

luat

ion-

- nat

iona

l / p

ast

inst

itutio

nal t

rust

(gov

over

nmen

t/ po

liticl

)in

stitu

tiona

l tru

st (s

tate

)co

rrupt

ion

inde

x tr

aditi

onal

ism

dem

ocra

tic /

auth

orita

rian

valu

esbe

lief i

n pr

oced

ural

nor

m o

f dem

ocra

cy

6.R

egim

e pe

rcep

tion

7.D

emoc

ratic

per

form

ance

8.Va

lue

orie

ntat

ion

1.So

cio-

eco

nom

ic s

tatu

s

2.Ps

ycho

logi

cal i

nvol

vem

ent i

n po

litic

s

3.Po

litic

al e

ffica

cy

4.Pa

rtici

patio

n

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q064

Eve

n if

pare

nts’

dem

ands

are

unr

easo

nab

le, c

hild

ren

still

sho

uld

do w

hat t

hey

ask.

q065

Whe

n hi

ring

som

eone

, eve

n if

a st

rang

er is

mor

e qu

alifi

ed, t

he o

ppor

tuni

tysh

ould

stil

l be

give

n to

rela

tives

and

frie

nds.

q066

Whe

n on

e ha

s a

conf

lict w

ith a

nei

ghb

or, t

he b

est w

ay to

dea

l with

it is

toac

com

mod

ate

the

othe

r per

son

q067

Wea

lth a

nd p

over

ty, s

ucce

ss a

nd fa

ilure

are

all

dete

rmin

ed b

y fa

te.

q068

A p

erso

n sh

ould

not

insi

st o

n hi

s ow

n op

inio

n if

his

co-w

orke

rs d

isag

ree

with

him

.

q069

For t

he s

ake

of th

e fa

mily

, the

indi

vidu

al s

houl

d pu

t his

per

sona

l int

eres

tsse

cond

.

q070

A m

an w

ill lo

se fa

ce if

he

wor

ks u

nder

a fe

mal

e su

perv

isor

.

q071

If th

ere

is a

qua

rrel

, we

shou

ld a

sk a

n el

der t

o re

solv

e th

e di

sput

e.

Trad

ition

alis

m

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q132

Peo

ple

with

littl

e or

no

educ

atio

n sh

ould

hav

e as

muc

h sa

y in

pol

itics

as

high

lyed

ucat

ed p

eopl

e.

q133

Gov

ernm

ent l

eade

rs a

re li

ke th

e he

ad o

f a fa

mily

; we

shou

ld a

ll fo

llow

thei

rde

cisi

ons.

q134

The

gove

rnm

ent s

houl

d de

cide

whe

ther

cer

tain

idea

s sh

ould

be

allo

wed

to b

edi

scus

sed

in s

ocie

ty.

q135

Har

mon

y of

the

com

mun

ity w

ill b

e di

srup

ted

if pe

ople

org

aniz

e lo

ts o

f gro

ups.

q136

Whe

n ju

dges

dec

ide

impo

rtant

cas

es, t

hey

shou

ld a

ccep

t the

vie

w o

f the

exec

utiv

e b

ranc

h

q137

If th

e go

vern

men

t is

cons

tant

ly c

heck

ed [i

.e. m

onito

red

and

supe

rvis

ed] b

y th

ele

gisl

atur

e, it

can

not p

ossi

bly

acc

ompl

ish

grea

t thi

ngs.

q138

If w

e ha

ve p

oliti

cal l

eade

rs w

ho a

re m

oral

ly u

prig

ht, w

e ca

n le

t the

m d

ecid

eev

eryt

hing

.

q139

If pe

ople

hav

e to

o m

any

diffe

rent

way

s of

thin

king

, soc

iety

will

be

chao

tic.

Dem

ocr

atic

/ au

tho

rita

rian

val

ues

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q145

The

mos

t im

porta

nt th

ing

for a

pol

itica

l lea

der i

s to

acc

ompl

ish

his

goal

s ev

en if

he h

as to

igno

re th

e es

tab

lishe

d pr

oced

ure.

q146

If

a po

litic

al le

ader

real

ly b

elie

ves

in h

is p

ositi

on, h

e sh

ould

refu

se to

com

prom

ise

rega

rdle

ss o

f how

man

y pe

ople

dis

agre

e.

q147

Apo

litic

alle

ader

shou

ldto

lera

teth

evi

ews

ofth

ose

who

chal

leng

ehi

spo

litic

alid

eals

.

q148

As

long

as

a po

litic

al le

ader

enj

oys

maj

ority

sup

port,

he

shou

ld im

plem

ent h

isow

n ag

enda

and

dis

rega

rd th

e vi

ew o

f the

min

ority

.

Bel

ief i

n pr

oced

ural

nor

m o

f dem

ocra

cy

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Hong

Kon

g

Japa

n

Korea

Mong

olia

Philip

pines

Taiw

an

Thail

and

Table

6-1:

The t

wo in

dividu

al pre

dictor

s tha

t sha

pe S

uppo

rt for

Dem

ocrcy

mos

t pow

erfull

y

Supp

ort fo

r Dem

ocrac

y

individ

ual in

dicato

r(1)

individ

ual in

dicato

r(2)

institi

tiona

l trus

t(gov

ernme

nt)ins

tititio

nal tr

ust(s

tate)

regim

e cha

nge o

f cur

rent a

nd pa

stbe

lief in

proc

edura

l norm

of de

mocra

cy

impa

ct of

demo

cracy

(polic

y perf

orman

ce)

institi

tiona

l trus

t(stat

e)

belie

f in pr

oced

ural n

orm of

demo

cracy

corru

ption

inde

x

regim

e cha

nge o

f cur

rent a

nd pa

stco

rrupti

on in

dex

regim

e cha

nge o

f cur

rent a

nd pa

stsa

tisfac

tion w

ith th

e way

demo

cracy

works

impa

ct of

demo

cracy

(polic

y perf

orman

ce)

satis

factio

n with

the w

ay de

mocra

cy wo

rks

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Hong

Kon

g

Japa

n

Korea

Mong

olia

Philip

pines

Taiw

an

Thail

and

belie

f in pr

oced

ural n

orm of

demo

cracy

impa

ct of

demo

cracy

(polic

y perf

orman

ce)

belie

f in pr

oced

ural n

orm of

demo

cracy

demo

cratic

/ auth

otaria

n valu

es

demo

cratic

/ auth

otaria

n valu

esim

pact

of de

mocra

cy(po

litical

chara

cteris

tics)

tradit

ionali

smbe

lief in

proc

edura

l norm

of de

mocra

cy

demo

cratic

/ auth

otaria

n valu

esim

pact

of de

mocra

cy(po

litical

chara

cteris

tics)

demo

cratic

/ auth

otaria

n valu

esed

ucati

on

demo

cratic

/ auth

otaria

n valu

esim

pact

of de

mocra

cy(po

litical

chara

cteris

tics)

Autho

ritari

an D

etach

ment

Table

6-2:

The t

wo in

dividu

al pre

dictor

s tha

t sha

pe A

uthori

tarian

Deta

chme

nt mo

st po

werfu

lly

individ

ual in

dicato

r(1)

individ

ual in

dicato

r(2)

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Hong

Kon

g

Japa

n

Kore

a

Mon

golia

Philip

pine

s

Taiw

an

Thail

and

psyc

holog

ical in

volve

men

t in po

litics

regi

me p

erce

ptio

ninc

umbe

nt ap

prov

al

regi

me p

erce

ptio

ninc

umbe

nt ap

prov

al

dem

ocra

tic pe

rform

ance

socio

-eco

nom

ic sta

tusva

lue or

ientat

ion

regi

me p

erce

ptio

nde

moc

ratic

perfo

rman

ce

regi

me p

erce

ptio

nva

lue or

ientat

ion

regi

me p

erce

ptio

nva

lue or

ientat

ion

Table

6-3

: The

two

block

s of

pre

dicto

rs th

at s

hape

Sup

port

for D

emoc

racy

mos

t pow

erfu

lly

Supp

ort f

or D

emoc

racy

block

s of p

redic

tor(1

)blo

cks o

f pre

dictor

(2)

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Hong

Kon

g

Japa

n

Kore

a

Mong

olia

Philip

pines

Taiw

an

Thail

and

value

orien

tation

regim

e per

cepti

on

value

orien

tation

socio

-eco

nom

ic sta

tus

value

orien

tation

regim

e per

cepti

on

value

orien

tation

regim

e per

cepti

on

value

orien

tation

regim

e per

cepti

on

value

orien

tation

socio

-eco

nom

ic sta

tus

value

orien

tation

regim

e per

cepti

on

Auth

orita

rian D

etac

hmen

t

Table

6-4:

The t

wo bl

ocks

of pr

edict

ors t

hat s

hape

Auth

orita

rian D

etach

ment

most

powe

rfully

block

s of p

redic

tor(1

)blo

cks o

f pre

dictor

(2)

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8.7

5.2

8.5 7.

07.

8

6.5

8.5

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