Citizens and the State: Attitudes in Western Europe and East and Southeast Asia Book

1. Introduction: The Citizen and the State 2. Six Groups of Countries 3. The Countries of ‘Happy Non Nationalists’: France, Germany, Spain and Sweden 4. The Countries of the ‘Mild Pessimists’: Britain and Taiwan 5. The Countries of ‘Hesitating’ Citizens: Japan and Indonesia 6. The Countries of the ‘Frustrated Patriots’: Greece, Italy, Korea, the Philippines and Portugal 7. The Countries in ‘Happy Development’: Ireland and Thailand 8. The Countries of the ‘Optimists’: Malaysia, Singapore, and China 9. Citizens’ Views on Policy Achievements and on Policy Performance and the Six Country Groups 10. Citizens’ Standpoints on ‘Basic Societal Values’ and the Six Country Groups 11. Conclusion