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Public governance in Asia and the limits of electoral democracy / edited by Brian Bridges and Lok Sang Ho.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edward Elgar, 2009Description: xi, 297 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781848446281 (hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JQ36 PUB
Contents:
Introduction: Democracy and governance / Lok Sang Ho and Brian Bridges -- Public governance and the ideal of government for the people / Lok Sang Ho -- Beyond electoral democracy : promoting good governance in East Asia / Baohui Zhang -- Political reform and democratization in China under the leadership of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao / Yiu-chung Wong -- Japan : political longevity and troubled governance / Brian Bridges -- Governance in federal India : democracy and economic development / Eric M. Jepsen -- A short history of Taiwan's democracy movement / Byron S.J. Weng -- Democratization in Hong Kong / Joseph Y.S. Cheng -- Democracy and governance in Singapore : the sustainability of Singapore's political system / Lay Hwee Yeo -- A long and winding road : democratization in Korea / Brian Bridges -- Democracy, governance, and regime cycling in Thailand / William Case -- Challenging the transitologist approach : Myanmar's troubled democratization process / Paul Chi-yuen Chan and Simon Shen -- From Marcos to Arroyo--what went wrong for democracy in the Philippines? / James A. Rice -- Conclusions: Towards more effective and better governance / Brian Bridges and Lok Sang Ho.
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Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Batanai Library Open Shelf JQ36 PUB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 160056 Available BK148184
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf JQ36 PUB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 160055 Available BK148122
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf JQ36 PUB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 160057 Available BK148214

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Democracy and governance / Lok Sang Ho and Brian Bridges -- Public governance and the ideal of government for the people / Lok Sang Ho -- Beyond electoral democracy : promoting good governance in East Asia / Baohui Zhang -- Political reform and democratization in China under the leadership of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao / Yiu-chung Wong -- Japan : political longevity and troubled governance / Brian Bridges -- Governance in federal India : democracy and economic development / Eric M. Jepsen -- A short history of Taiwan's democracy movement / Byron S.J. Weng -- Democratization in Hong Kong / Joseph Y.S. Cheng -- Democracy and governance in Singapore : the sustainability of Singapore's political system / Lay Hwee Yeo -- A long and winding road : democratization in Korea / Brian Bridges -- Democracy, governance, and regime cycling in Thailand / William Case -- Challenging the transitologist approach : Myanmar's troubled democratization process / Paul Chi-yuen Chan and Simon Shen -- From Marcos to Arroyo--what went wrong for democracy in the Philippines? / James A. Rice -- Conclusions: Towards more effective and better governance / Brian Bridges and Lok Sang Ho.

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