Parliaments in Asia institution building and political development / edited by Zheng Yongnian, Lye Liang Fook and Wilhelm Hofmeister.

Other author Zheng, Yongnian.
Other author Lye, Liang Fook.
Other author Hofmeister, Wilhelm.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Descriptionxx, 297 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Legislative bodies--Asia.
Representative government and representation--Asia.
Asia--Politics and government. --21st century.

SeriesPolitics in Asia series
Contents Parliaments in East Asia : between democracy and "Asian" characteristics? / Lam Peng Er -- The Singapore parliament : representation, effectiveness, and control / Kenneth Paul Tan -- The role of the People's Congress system in China's politics / Li Jianyong -- Vietnam's National Assembly's institutionalization and transformed functions / Pham Ngoc Thach -- The Thai parliament : a weak cornerstone in the building of democracy / Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee -- The path toward a more substantial democracy? : lessons and challenges of Indonesia's parliament during reformasi era / Tirta N. Mursitama, Patrya Pratama -- Parliamentary politics vis-à-vis judicial strategies : promoting reproductive health in the Philippines / Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan -- Parliamentary reform and good governance : theoretical basis and the relationship between the government and the parliament in Japan / Hiraku Yamamoto -- The National Assembly in democratized Korea : marching to the center from the margins of policy stage? / Chan Wook Park -- Renewing India : democratic accountability and parliament / Balveer Arora -- Election without representation : Hong Kong legislative council and its implications to non-liberal regimes / Bill K.P. Chou -- Democratic representation in Taiwan's parliament : evolution of constituency service from SNTV to single member district electoral system / Chen-shen J. Yen, Hung-chung Wang.
Abstract "Much writing on politics in Asia has been devoted to the discussion of democracy and democratisation generally, or on political parties. This book, on the other hand, focuses on parliaments, considering, for key countries of East, Southeast and South Asia, a wide range of questions, such as How representative are parliaments?"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-289) and index.
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LCCN 2013007609
ISBN9780415681582 (hardback)
ISBN0415681588 (hardback)

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