Institutional Engineering and Political Accountability in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines / / Patrick Ziegenhain.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Ziegenhain, Patrick,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables and Graphs --; Abbreviations --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Research Framework --; 3. The Electoral Accountability Dimension --; 4. The Vertical Accountability Dimension --; 5. The Horizontal Accountability Dimension --; 6. The Consequences of Institutional Engineering --; 7. Conclusion --; Bibliography --; List of Interviews --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789814515016; 9783110649826; 9783110700985; 9783110663006; 9783110606676
• DOI: 10.1355/9789814515016
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Patrick Ziegenhain.

Political accountability is a crucial element of any democracy since it is a safeguard against power abuse and corruption, both urgent problems of many political systems in Southeast Asia. Based on social science theories, the author analyses from a comparative perspective the ways institutional engineering concerning different dimensions of political accountability influenced the quality of democracy in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. By highlighting the successes and shortcomings, this book evaluates the degree these institutional reforms resulted in the deepening, stagnation, or regression of the respective democratization processes in these three Southeast Asian countries.