LEADER 03656oam 2200613I 450 001 9910790605203321 005 20170817210049.0 010 $a0-203-79501-6 010 $a1-134-46965-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203795019 035 $a(CKB)2550000001139077 035 $a(EBL)1498745 035 $a(OCoLC)862049320 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001041197 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12462153 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001041197 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11009852 035 $a(PQKB)11725495 035 $a(OCoLC)868972064 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1498745 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001139077 100 $a20180706d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aParliaments in Asia $einstitution building and political development /$fedited by Zheng Yongnian, Lye Liang Fook and Wilhelm Hofmeister 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (318 p.) 225 0 $aPolitics in Asia series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-68158-8 311 $a1-306-07496-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aParliaments in East Asia : between democracy and "Asian" characteristics? / Lam Peng Er -- The Singapore parliament : representation, effectiveness, and control / Kenneth Paul Tan -- The role of the People's Congress system in China's politics / Li Jianyong -- Vietnam's National Assembly's institutionalization and transformed functions / Pham Ngoc Thach -- The Thai parliament : a weak cornerstone in the building of democracy / Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee -- The path toward a more substantial democracy? : lessons and challenges of Indonesia's parliament during reformasi era / Tirta N. Mursitama, Patrya Pratama -- Parliamentary politics vis-a?-vis judicial strategies : promoting reproductive health in the Philippines / Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan -- Parliamentary reform and good governance : theoretical basis and the relationship between the government and the parliament in Japan / Hiraku Yamamoto -- The National Assembly in democratized Korea : marching to the center from the margins of policy stage? / Chan Wook Park -- Renewing India : democratic accountability and parliament / Balveer Arora -- Election without representation : Hong Kong legislative council and its implications to non-liberal regimes / Bill K.P. Chou -- Democratic representation in Taiwan's parliament : evolution of constituency service from SNTV to single member district electoral system / Chen-shen J. Yen, Hung-chung Wang. 330 $a"Much writing on politics in Asia has been devoted to the discussion of democracy and democratisation generally, or on political parties. This book, on the other hand, focuses on parliaments, considering, for key countries of East, Southeast and South Asia, a wide range of questions, such as How representative are parliaments?"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aPolitics in Asia 606 $aLegislative bodies$zAsia 606 $aRepresentative government and representation$zAsia 607 $aAsia$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 0$aLegislative bodies 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation 676 $a328.5 701 $aHofmeister$b Wilhelm$0483628 701 $aLye$b Liang Fook$0283439 701 $aZheng$b Yongnian$0254379 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790605203321 996 $aParliaments in Asia$93861603 997 $aUNINA