Author : Wolfgang Sachsenröder
Release : 2018-08-16
Genre : Social Science
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Political Party Systems and Democratic Development in East and Southeast Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Political Party Systems and Democratic Development in East and Southeast Asia write by Wolfgang Sachsenröder. This book was released on 2018-08-16. Political Party Systems and Democratic Development in East and Southeast Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First published in 1998, this is the second of two volumes which will be of great value to scholars and students of politics in East and Southeast Asia. A rich, readable reference tool, they offer extensive surveys of the history, structure, culture, legal context, and financing, as well as the progress, travails, and prospects, of political parties and electoral systems in 13 countries. The excellent introduction and the detailed country case studies demonstrate the wide range of political experiences in Asia. Rather than affirm the thesis of a common set of "Asian values" hostile to democracy, they show that in much of East and Southeast Asia, people want the political choice and accountability that come from free and fair electoral competition with open, effective political parties.