Direct democracy in Asia : b a reference guide to the legislations and practices
Print Book, English, 2006
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Taipei, 2006
xxii, 440 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
1004555980
Machine derived contents note: Overview of Direct Democracy in Asia xiii
Part I: Central Asia 1
Chapter 1: Afghanistan 1
Chapter 2: Armenia 9
Chapter 3: A zerbaijan 19
Chapter 4: Georgia 29
C hapter 5: K azakhstan 37
Chapter 6: Kyrgyzstan 45
Chapter 7: Tajikistan 53
Chapter 8: Turkmenistan 61
Chapter 9: Uzbekistan 67
Part II: Northeast Asia 71
Chapter 1: China 71
Chapter 2: Japan 75
Chapter 3: Korea, North 87
C hapter 4: K orea, South 89
Chapter 5: M ongolia 99
Chapter 6: Taiwan 103
Part III : Southeast Asia 125
Chapter 1: Brunei 125
Chapter 2: Cambodia 127
Chapter 3: East Timor 135
Chapter 4: Indonesia 139
Chapter 5: Laos 147
Chapter 6: M alaysia 149
Chapter 7: Myanmar 151
Chapter 8: The Philippines 155
Chapter 9: Singapore 177
C hapter 10: T hailand 183
Chapter 11: Vietnam 189
Part IV: South Asia 195
Chapter 1: Bangladesh 195
Chapter 2: Bhutan 201
Chapter 3: India 205
Chapter 4: The Maldives 209
C hapter 5: N epal 213
Chapter 6: Pakistan 217
Chapter 7: Sri Lanka 225
Part V: Australia and New Zealand 231
Chapter 1: Australia 231
Chapter 2: New Zealand 245
Appendix I: DD Practice 273
Appendix I-1: DD Practice in Central Asia 275
Appendix 1-2: DD Practice in Northeast Asia 279
Appendix 1-3: DD Practice in Southeast Asia 285
Appendix I-4: DD Practice in South Asia 293
Appendix 1-5: DD Practice in Australia 297
Appendix 1-6: DD Practice in New Zealand 303
Appendix II: Select Country Reports 309
Jap an 3 11
South Korea 323
M ongolia 333
T aiw an 339
T aiw an 34 5
The Philippines 371
A ustralia 379
New Zealand 391
Appendix III: List of Persons and Organizations Concerned 403
R eferences 413
About the Editor & Contributors 429
Index 433
About the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy 441
At head of title: Initiative and Referendum Institute, Asia