Democracy and Diversity : Political Engineering in the Asia-Pacific.
Is there an Asia-Pacific model of democracy? Over the past two decades, more than a dozen Asian and Pacific states have made the transition to democratic rule. But many of these states are also ethnically, linguistically, and regionally diverse, creating real challenges for effective government. Thi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2006.
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| Series: | Oxford studies in democratization.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Is there an Asia-Pacific model of democracy? Over the past two decades, more than a dozen Asian and Pacific states have made the transition to democratic rule. But many of these states are also ethnically, linguistically, and regionally diverse, creating real challenges for effective government. This book explains how the Asia-Pacific's political reformers responded to the twin challenges of democracy and diversity through ambitious and often innovative political engineering. Far-reaching reforms to electoral, parliamentary, and party systems have seen the emergence of a distinctive regional m. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (242 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191536854 0191536857 9780191713156 0191713155 9780199286874 0199286876 |