Democracy and Diversity: Political Engineering in the Asia-Pacific

by Benjamin Reilly

Is there an Asia-Pacific model of democracy? Over the past two decades, more than a dozen Asian and Pacific states have made the transition to democratic rule. But many of these states are also ethnically, linguistically, and regionally diverse, creating real challenges for effective government.

This book explains how the Asia-Pacific's political reformers responded to the twin challenges of democracy and diversity through ambitious and often...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199238707
• ISBN13: 9780199238705
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"