Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia

Zusammenfassung Though most governments in Southeast Asia are considered authoritarian! elections have been a feature for many decades. This volume examines the countries that have conducted multi-party elections! identifying common and distinguishing political features. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: the study of elections in the politics of Southeast Asia R. H. Taylor; 1. Elections and participation in three Southeast Asian countries Benedict R. Anderson; 2. A useful fiction: democratic legitimization in New Order Indonesia R. William Liddle; 3. Elections without representation: the Singapore experience under the PAP Garry Rodan; 4. Elections' Janus face: limitations and potential in Malaysia K. S. Jomo; 5. Malaysia: do elections make a difference? Harold Crouch; 6. Contested meanings of elections in the Philippines Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet; 7. Elections in Burma/Mynmar: for whom and why? R. H. Taylor; 8. Elections and democratization in Thailand Suchit Bunbongkarn; 9. A tale of two democracies: conflicting perceptions of elections in Thai politics Anek Laothamatas; 10. The Cambodian elections of 1993: a case of power to the people? Kate G. Frieson; Afterword Dan S. Lev; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: R. H. Taylor, R.h. Taylor, Robert H. Taylor
• Mitarbeit: Lee H. Hamilton (Herausgeber), R. H. Taylor (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 13.07.1996
• EAN: 9780521564434
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56443-4
• Seiten: 272
• Serien: Woodrow Wilson Center Series; Woodrow Wilson Center Press
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politisches System; Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage