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Can parliamentary monitoring organisations help reverse democratic decline in Taiwan and Asia more broadly?
Elections are no guarantee of democracy, but parliamentary monitoring organisations (PMOs) in Asia and elsewhere may be game-changers.
‘Varieties of Civil Society Across Asia’, edited by Akihiro Ogawa and Anthony J. Spires
This book intriguingly uncovers Asian civil societies that are not well explained by Western frameworks.
INTERVIEW: How parliamentary monitoring organisations are helping consolidate emerging democracies
Parliamentary transparency is a key element of well-functioning democracies. But how healthy is parliamentary transparency in Asia?
INTRODUCTION: Democratic backsliding and Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations
This edition is a collaboration between academics and civil society involved in the Asian Network of Legislative Transparency which aims to create a tool – an Index – to assess national levels of parliamentary transparency.
社会政策现在是否已成为一种成熟但“新型”的经济发展模式？
我认为一些社会政策（例如对教育和卫生等领域投资价值的讨论）…