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Autore |
Ziegenhain Patrick <1969-> |
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The Indonesian parliament and democratization / / Patrick Ziegenhain |
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Singapore : , : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, , 2008 |
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981-4459-31-3 |
981-230-486-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Legislative bodies - Indonesia |
Parliamentary practice - Indonesia |
Democratization - Indonesia |
Indonesia Politics and government 1998- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Albert Ludwigs University of Freinburg, 2005. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS AND INDONESIAN ACRONYMS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Parliaments and Democratization -- 3. Rubber Stamp? -- 4. The Awakening -- 5. Power Broker -- 6. The Parliament between 1997 and 2004 -- 7. Conclusion and Perspectives -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Democratization in Indonesia has altered the political decision-making processes in many ways. It has also brought about tremendous change to the role of the Indonesian parliament in the country's political system. Once characterized as a powerless rubber stamp, the parliament has developed into a comprehensive and more representative body able to fulfil its functions more adequately. In the literature on democratic transition, the impact of parliaments on regime changes and on the democratic reorganization of the most important state institutions and regulations is usually neglected. In the Indonesian case, however, the national parliament was one of the most decisive actors and is therefore the focus of this book. The author analyses the parliament's contribution towards the process of democratization. Thus, this book contributes not only to research on |
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