目次

1. Introduction: Parliaments in Asia: Institutional building and political development  2. Parliaments in East Asia: Between Democracy and "Asian" characteristics?  3. The Singapore Parliament: Representation, effectiveness, and control  4. The Role of the People’s Congress System in China’s Politics  5. Vietnam’s National Assembly’s Institutionalization and Transformed Functions  6. The Thai Parliament: A weak cornerstone in the building of democracy  7. The Path toward a more Substantial Democracy? Lessons and challenges of Indonesia’s parliament during Reformasi era  8. Parliamentary Politics Vis-à-vis Judicial Strategies: Promoting reproductive health in a catholic country  9. Parliamentary Reform and Good Governance: Theoretical basis and the relationship between the government and the parliament in Japan  10. The National Assembly in Democratized Korea: Marching to the center from the margins of policy stage?  11. Renewing India: Democratic accountability and parliament  12. Election without Representation: Hong Kong legislative council and its implications to non-liberal regimes  13. Democratic Representation in Taiwan’s Parliament: Evolution of constituency service from SNTV to single member district electoral system