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Local Politics in Indonesia
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 140.00Competitive elections have become an institutionalized feature of contemporary Indonesia?s politics. This, together with other considerations, makes it reasonable to call Indonesia the world?s third largest democracy. Nonetheless, democratic elections in Indonesia are both more complex and interesting than is commonly understood. This book explores... more...
Governing India's Metropolises
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 120.00This book is a comparative, sector-based study of the changing character of governance in Indian metropolises in the 2000s. Highlighting the horizontal and vertical ties of the participatory groups, both state and non-state, it looks at key civic issues. more...
Local Government Migrant Policies in Tokyo, Japan
The Edwin Mellen Press 2012; US$ 199.95The book documents the movements of migrant populations through Tokyo. It reveals how the local government makes policies that impact the practice of multicultural co-existence. The author draws on extensive in depth interviews with government officials and his own 4-year tenure as the International Relations Coordinator in a local government in Tokyo.... more...
Cities, Autonomy and Decentralization in Japan
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95Adding a new perspective to the current literature on decentralization in Japan, Cities, Autonomy and Decentralization in Japan , approaches the subject from an urban studies and planning approach. The essays in the collection present a cogent compilation of case studies focusing on the past, present and future of decentralization in Japan. These... more...
Institutions, Incentives and Electoral Participation in Japan
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95American and European political scientists have claimed that subnational elections almost always record lower voter turnout than national elections. In Japan, however, municipal elections often record considerably higher turnout than national elections, particularly in small towns and villages. Institutions, Incentives and Electoral Participation... more...
Local Democracy in South Asia
SAGE India 2008; US$ 69.95This volume, the first in a new series on governance, conflict, and civic action. in South Asia, focuses on the larger countries of South AsiaPakistan, India,. Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and especially Nepal. The 15 essays in this volume analyze. democracy both as a process and as a value. The essays also examine in ethnographic. detail the way in... more...
Chinese Village, Global Market
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 85.00The story of one village, Yantian, and its remarkable economic and social transformation, this book shows how outcomes are shaped by a number of factors such as path dependence, social structures, economic resources and local entrepreneurship. more...
Admonitions on Governing the People
University of California Press 2010; US$ 95.00This is the first English translation of one of Korea?s most celebrated historical works, a pre-modern classic so well known to Koreans that it has inspired contemporary literature and television. Written in 1821 by Chong Yagyong (Tasan), Admonitions on Governing the People (Mongmin simso) is a detailed manual for district magistrates on how to govern... more...







