The People's representatives : electoral systems in the Asia-Pacific region
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The People's representatives : electoral systems in the Asia-Pacific region
Allen & Unwin, 1997
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Bibliography: p. 250-258
Includes index
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Description
The Asia-Pacific region is undergoing democratization at a fast rate. This geographical grouping of nations with extremely disparate histories and cultures is also undergoing profound economic change. This is the first survey of how citizens of 16 Asian countries vote.
Table of Contents
1 Systems of representation in Asia-Pacific sonstitutions: a comparative analysis CHERYL SAUNDERS AND GRAHAM HASSALLI THE CHOOSING OF REPRESENTATIVES2 The cult of Fatung: Representational manipulation and reconstruction in Taiwan JUINN-RONG YEH3 Choosing representatives: Singapore does it her way THIO LI-ANN4 Choosing a new system of representation - the New Zealand experience DAVID BRADSHAW5 Separate (communal) electorate: An experience in Pakistan politics MOHAN LAL SHAHANI6 The choosing of representatives in Korea DAI-KWON CHOI7 Back to the future: Panchayats and governance - the new amendments RAJEEV DHAVAN AND RUCHI PANT8 'First past the winning post', vs 'proportional representation': Some observations on the recent Canadian and Sri Lankan elections LAKSHMAN MARASINGHE9 The electoral system of Chinese people's deputies LI QIXIN AND XIE MANUAII THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATIVES10 Electoral systems - the Australian experience TREVOR MORLING11 Representative democracy and the role
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