Exit, Voice and Loyalty in Asia: Individual Choice under 32 Asian Societal Umbrellas (Quality of Life in Asia Book 10)

"This book provides insightful observations and analyses of Asian citizens' behaviour associated with requests to get a permit in conditions typically characterized by bureaucratic callousness. Using the Asia Barometer Survey data on quality of life, it studies various types of behaviour using the multi-level regression models for 32 countries. In doing so, the book provides insights into how these societies cope with the state's bureaucratism using Albert Hirschman's concepts of Exit, Voice and Loyalty. Arguments are then juxtaposed with issues such as rampant corruption, government regulatory principles and measures, and calls by international organisations and non-governmental groups for business firms to be more strictly bound. Given the generally receding tide of democracy in Asian societies, this book will be of interest to academics, business, mass media and other professionals"--Back cover Annotation This text provides insightful observations and analyses of Asian citizens' behaviour associated with requests to get a permit in conditions typically characterized by bureaucratic callousness. Using the Asia Barometer Survey data on quality of life, it studies various types of behaviour using the multi-level regression models for 32 countries. In doing so, the book provides insights into how these societies cope with the state's bureaucratism using Albert Hirschman's concepts of Exit, Voice and Loyalty. Arguments are then juxtaposed with issues such as rampant corruption, government regulatory principles and measures, and calls by international organisations and non-governmental groups for business firms to be more strictly bound Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-3 Exit, Voice, and Loyalty....Pages 5-6 Model Specification....Pages 7-7 Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: State-Centered Versus Society-Centered Perspective....Pages 9-12 Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: A Profile....Pages 13-19 Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in Twenty-Nine Asian Societies....Pages 21-199 Comparisons with Asian and Non-Asian Societies: The United States, Australia, Japan, Russia, China, and India....Pages 201-234 Discussion and Conclusion....Pages 235-236