... of governance, both internally and externally. © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 Chinese Communist Party party-building ideology campaigns governance Email: < [email protected] >. Responding To The Party’s Perceived Separation from...

... politics, leaving the country ill-equipped to manage the COVID-19 crisis. Fragile democratic institutions and norms were undermined by the inability of leaders to prioritize governance. Environmental problems, an economic downturn, and continued human rights violations further exacerbated the country’s...

...Amit Ahuja; Adnan Naseemullah; Susan Ostermann Eliminating corruption is seen as a practice that supports democratic governance. We argue, however, that particular anticorruption politics in contemporary India can damage the project of democratic deepening, because elites often deploy...

... also raise questions about the sustainability of community-driven development in insecure contexts. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Afghanistan Wardak governance aid insurgency JASMINE BHATIA, NASEEM JAREER, AND ROSS MCINTOSH Community-Driven Development...

...Ashley Jackson; Giulia Minoia In Afghanistan, relationship-based networks permeate formal governance institutions, the economy, and everyday life, regulating how resources are distributed. This paper argues that since 2001, modes of external intervention in Afghanistan have failed to understand...

...Jamie S. Davidson This article argues that the primary obstacle to the independence of Indonesia’s new reform-oriented governance institutions is the extent to which foreign interests have a stake in their formal decisions. They appear to regulate or adjudicate according to rules, in Indonesian...

.... It finds little evidence of a territorial dispersal of power. © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California 2015 Burma decentralization governance institution Myanmar IAN HOLLIDAY, MAW HTUN AUNG, AND CINDY JOELENE Institution Building in Myanmar The Establishment of Regional...

...Nazif M. Shahrani U.N.-sanctioned interventions were imposed in Afghanistan to punish Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorists, establish effective government to prevent a Taliban resurgence, and enable U.S.-NATO troops to withdraw (except for a residual force to train Afghan security forces and conduct...

... the rising challenges of civil society. The case of Hong Kong offers an interesting case study to the literature on hybrid regimes. © 2013 by the Regents of the University of California 2013 hybrid regimes state-society relations civil society state-business alliance governance Hong Kong...

... largest economy, the naysayers point to the deadweights of corruption, lack of transparency, and poor governance. With democratic electoralism revived in a post-authoritarian setting, such issues can no longer be swept under the carpet: they are matched by a relatively open media and burgeoning civil...

...Brendan M. Howe The year 2012 saw rapid economic growth, resource development, and a young, dynamic population starting to change the face of Lao public life. The governing Lao People’s Revolutionary Party was quick to claim across the board success. There remain, however, significant caveats...

...Ming-Tong Chen Beginning with an election triumph for incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou, 2012 proved a difficult year for both Taiwan and Ma; his second term got off to a dismal start. The island’s economy experienced stagflation, while a series of controversies created a governance crisis during...

...Norman Vasu Although the normative ideal of multiculturalism is the accommodation of communal differences, Singaporean multiculturalism is instead integral to a corporatist form of governance. This article argues that an emerging Singaporean-ness antithetical to the necessary inter-communal...

..., and President Hamid Karzai has had little success in boosting his government's standing. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California 2012 Afghanistan governance security assassinations Taliban Asian Survey, Vol. 52, Number 1, pp. 88 99. ISSN 0004-4687, electronic ISSN 1533-838X. © 2012...

...Hussin Mutalib This article addresses two areas that have received little attention in discussions about Singapore's Malay dilemma: (1) the numerous and persistent Malay public seminars and conventions calling attention to their plight, and (2) the government's similarly persistent resistance...

...Peter T. Y. Cheung This paper explores how Hong Kong has influenced Chinese politics and governance in the constitutional, political, ideational, and intergovernmental dimensions since 1997. Despite the growing political and economic impact of the Mainland on the Hong Kong Special Administrative...

... domestic politics, and a boost in its bilateral and regional relationships. However, a fragile political system, poor human rights record, trade imbalances, and climate change vulnerabilities continued throughout the year and contributed to the everyday insecurities of the population. KEYWORDS: governance...

... the trajectory of U.S. policy and the legitimacy of its own rulers. © 2011 By the Regents of the University of California Afghanistan governance security elections Taliban Asian Survey, Vol. 51, Number 1, pp. 85 96. ISSN 0004-4687, electronic ISSN 1533-838X. © 2011 by the Regents of the University...

...Chack Kie Wong This article examines how the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government squares the welfare circle. Because of the constrained institutional pathway of the established welfare system, the government is not successful in either reducing public expenditures or raising taxes...

...Ian Holliday In common with many Asian governments, Myanmar's military junta makes frequent appeals to harmony. However, incessant demands that the nation cultivate a narrowly conceived and centrally imposed unity make this a degenerate case of governance for harmony in which militaristic calls...