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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?
List of contents
1. Introduction: Parliaments in Asia: Institutional building and political development 2. Parliaments in East Asia: Between Democracy and "Asian" characteristics? 3. The Singapore Parliament: Representation, effectiveness, and control 4. The Role of the People’s Congress System in China’s Politics 5. Vietnam’s National Assembly’s Institutionalization and Transformed Functions 6. The Thai Parliament: A weak cornerstone in the building of democracy 7. The Path toward a more Substantial Democracy? Lessons and challenges of Indonesia’s parliament during Reformasi era 8. Parliamentary Politics Vis-à-vis Judicial Strategies: Promoting reproductive health in a catholic country 9. Parliamentary Reform and Good Governance: Theoretical basis and the relationship between the government and the parliament in Japan 10. The National Assembly in Democratized Korea: Marching to the center from the margins of policy stage? 11. Renewing India: Democratic accountability and parliament 12. Election without Representation: Hong Kong legislative council and its implications to non-liberal regimes 13. Democratic Representation in Taiwan’s Parliament: Evolution of constituency service from SNTV to single member district electoral system
About the author
Zheng Yongnian is Professor and Director of East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore.
Lye Liang Fook is a Research Fellow at the East Asia Institute, National University of Singapore.
Wilhelm Hofmeister is the Director of the Konrad Adenhauer Foundation's Political Dialogue with Asia Program, based in Singapore.
Summary
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?
