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Title Political parties, party systems and democratisation in East Asia / edited by Liang Fook Lye, Wilhelm Hofmeister
Published Singapore : World Scientific, [2011]
©2011

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Description xiii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents The People's Action Party and political liberalization in Singapore/Kenneth Paul Tan (p.107-131)
Summary Some fledging democracies in the world have encountered setbacks due to political parties trying to grapple with the expectations of sophisticated electorates and introducing gradual political reforms over the years. This book describes how democracy is evolving in East Asia and how it assumes different forms in different countries, with political parties adapting and evolving alongside. It has a two-fold intent. First, it contends that the existing variety of party systems in East Asia will endure and may even flourish, rather than converge as liberal democracies. Second, it highlights the seeming political durability of one party systems - unlike two-part or multi-party systems in the US and Europe - and their enduring predominance in countries such as Cambodia, China, Singapore and Vietnam
Notes "The collection of papers in this volume arose from a joint conference held between the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Foundation in Singapore in August 2009"--P. 14
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Democracy -- East Asia -- Case studies.
Democracy -- East Asia -- Congresses.
Democracy -- Southeast Asia -- Congresses.
Democratization -- East Asia -- Congresses.
Democratization -- East Asia.
Democratization -- Southeast Asia -- Congresses.
Political parties -- East Asia -- Congresses.
Political parties -- East Asia.
Political parties -- Southeast Asia -- Congresses.
SUBJECT Far East -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011005251 -- Congresses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533
Far East -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011005273
Asia, Southeastern -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007765 -- Congresses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533
Genre/Form Case studies.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Author Hofmeister, Wilhelm.
Liang, Fook Lye
Tan, Kenneth Paul. People's Action Party and political liberalization in Singapore
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Singapore)
National University of Singapore. East Asian Institute.
LC no. 2011315184
ISBN 9789814327947
9814327948