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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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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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