Parties and parliaments in Southeast Asia : non-partisan chambers in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand - Rich, Roland (London : Routledge, 2013)
A new institutional design option -- Theoretical and methodological considerations -- Institutional design in context -- The Philippines: a legislative voice for the marginalised -- Thailand: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? the senate! -- Indonesia: political representation in a disparate archipelago -- Comparative analysis: yearning for exemplary representatives -- Conclusions: the limits of institutional design.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Political parties -- Southeast Asia -- Case studies; Representative government and representation -- Southeast Asia -- Case studies; Democracy -- Southeast Asia -- Case studies; Political parties -- Indonesia; Representative government and representation -- Indonesia; Political parties -- Philippines; Representative government and representation -- Philippines; Political parties -- Thailand; Representative government and representation -- Thailand