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Public governance in Asia and the limits of electoral democracy - Cheltenham Edward Elgar 2009 - xi,297p. 25 cm.

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.

ISBN: 9781848446281

LCCN: 2009937776

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA989238 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015366821 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Democracy--Asia.
Representative government and representation--Asia.
Democracy--Asia--Case studies.
Representative government and representation--Asia--Case studies.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Asia--Politics and government--1945-

LC Class. No.: JQ36 / .P83 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 320.95 / PU-