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Abstract/Sommario: Afghanistan began and ended 2004 on high notes, with a moderate Constitution passed on January 4 and successful presidential elections held in October that created a new cabinet dominate by technocrats in the late December. In between, slow progress on reconstruction and state-building was threatened by continuing insecurity and the presence of a booming opium crop

Abstract/Sommario: The year 2004 was not typical for Bangladesh; unfortunately, it was worse than usual. The country's fragile democracy suffered serious reversals. Rising political violence and religious militancy, coupled with the government's vindictive attitude and the main opposition party's intransigence, have created an unstable environment that is likely to inflict still further damage on Bangladesh's democracy

Abstract/Sommario: Il 2004 fu un anno tranquillo per il Brunei. Gli eventi principali furono lo sposalizio del principe e la ripresa del Consiglio legislativo. 20 anni di indipendenza hanno testimoniato progressi significativi in vari campi, ma mancano ancora la libertà religiosa e politica

Abstract/Sommario: In Cambogia nel 2004 è continuato il lento e laborioso processo di democratizzazione E' stato rallentato dall'assassinio di un prominente sindacalista, dalle manovre del re per assicurare la sua dinastia. In confronto agli anni passati, l'economia è rallentata e concentrata nelle aree urbane.

Abstract/Sommario: After the acute crisis of SARS the previous year, 2004 in China opened with no notable reappearance of the virus. The economy was the country's biggest problem, with leaders in Beijing attempting to curb overheating by imposing macroeconomic administrative restrictions. Jiang Zemin's retirement from the Central Military Commission allowed the new leadership of Hu Jintao and Wen Jibao to press forward with new policies of "scientific development". These policies professed to be more ba ...; [Leggi tutto...] After the acute crisis of SARS the previous year, 2004 in China opened with no notable reappearance of the virus. The economy was the country's biggest problem, with leaders in Beijing attempting to curb overheating by imposing macroeconomic administrative restrictions. Jiang Zemin's retirement from the Central Military Commission allowed the new leadership of Hu Jintao and Wen Jibao to press forward with new policies of "scientific development". These policies professed to be more balanced and more egalitarian; however, their implementation seemed to require renewed restrictions on dissent

Abstract/Sommario: The outstanding event of 2004 in India was the national election. Its unexpected results made for the ouster of the BJP-led government -despite the excellent performance of the economy- and its replacement by coalition headed by the Congress Party, oriented toward greater state activism in economic affairs

Abstract/Sommario: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a retired army officer, became Indonesia's first directly elected president, defeating incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in a landslide. Key positions in economic ministries were awarded both to pro-market and protectionist groups. A suicide bomb killed nine people and wounded nearly 200, intensifying the nation's search for al Qaeda-linked terrorists

Abstract/Sommario: Betraying all expectations, Japanese political developments in 2004 show Prime Minister Koizumi's true colors as a reformist leader, willing to use his popularity and an empowered cabinet against the entrenched vested interests of the Liberal Democratic Party while compelling the opposition parties either to converge to his position or become marginalized

Abstract/Sommario: L'articolo esamina la politica in Malaysia del primo ministro (il quinto) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi successo a Mahathir Mohamad. Nel cercare di costruire la propria identità rispetto al predecessore Mahathir forse è diventato politicamente più vulnerabile