Print version: Parliaments in Asia : institution building and political development. London : Routledge, 2014 xx, 297 pages Politics in Asia series ISBN 9780415681582
Parliaments 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.