Public governance in Asia and the limits of electoral democracy / 
edited by Brian Bridges, Lok Sang Ho. 
 - Cheltenham, UK ;  Edward Elgar,  2009. 
 - xi, 297 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Democracy and governance / Lok Sang Ho and Brian Bridges -- Public governance and the ideal of government for the people / Lok Sang Ho -- Beyond electoral democracy : promoting good governance in East Asia / Baohui Zhang -- Political reform and democratization in China under the leadership of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao / Yiu-chung Wong -- Japan : political longevity and troubled governance / Brian Bridges -- Governance in federal India : democracy and economic development / Eric M. Jepsen -- A short history of Taiwan's democracy movement / Byron S.J. Weng -- Democratization in Hong Kong / Joseph Y.S. Cheng -- Democracy and governance in Singapore : the sustainability of Singapore's political system / Lay Hwee Yeo -- A long and winding road : democratization in Korea / Brian Bridges -- Democracy, governance, and regime cycling in Thailand / William Case -- Challenging the transitologist approach : Myanmar's troubled democratization process / Paul Chi-yuen Chan and Simon Shen -- From Marcos to Arroyo--what went wrong for democracy in the Philippines? / James A. Rice -- Conclusions: Towards more effective and better governance / Brian Bridges and Lok Sang Ho. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781848446281 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009-937776 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA989238  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015366821  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Asia.<br/>Representative government and representation--Asia.<br/>Democracy--Asia--Case studies.<br/>Representative government and representation--Asia--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Asia--Politics and government--1945-