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Voting behavior in Indonesia from 1999 to 2014 : religious cleavage or economic performance?
Higashikata, Takayuki; Kawamura, Koichi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015
In this study, we examine the voting behavior in Indonesian parliamentary elections from 1999 to 2014. After summarizing the changes in Indonesian parties' share of the vote from a historical standpoint, we investigate the voting behavior with simple regression models to analyze the effect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011227997
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The Experience of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) : Political Parties in Kenya from 1991 to 2007
Tsuda, Miwa - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2010
substance. The paper looks at (1) NARC’s de facto split after its overwhelming win in the ninth general election, (2 …) malfunctions of the anti-defection laws that were introduced in the 1960s, and (3) Kenya’s election rules that require candidates … being nothing more than temporary vehicles for political elites angling for post-election posts. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615348
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The misconception of political lessons : how UMNO perceives the fall of LDP in Japan
Takiyuddin Ismail, Muhamad; Hamid, Abdul; Fauzi, Ahmad - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012
2012 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Malaysia’s Look East Policy (LEP). This article argues that the strong relationship between Malaysia and Japan is stimulated by symbiotic ties binding together both countries’ respective major political parties, viz. the United Malays...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134404
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Non-economic voting and incumbent strength in Turkey
Hazama, Yasushi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012
Evidence suggests that incumbent parties find it harder to be re-elected in emerging than in advanced democracies because of more serious economic problems in the former. Yet the pro-Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ruled Turkey since 2002. Does economic performance sufficiently...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010548291
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Presidentialism and political parties in Indonesia : why are all parties not presidentialized?
Kawamura, Koichi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
, which have few prospects of winning presidential elections, are not actively involved in the election process, therefore …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010635292
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The Sandinista Revolution and Post-Conflict Development--Key Issues
Kagami, Mitsuhiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007
Following Daniel Ortega's victory in the presidential election held in November 2006, Nicaragua has been undergoing a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005227614
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Election Studies in India
Kondo, Norio - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007
The election system is the pillar of Indian democracy. The system consists of various levels of elections to the Lok …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005222482
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Ethnicity and Elections under Authoritarianism: The Case of Kazakhstan
Oka, Natsuko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009
Despite the ethnicisation of power since independence in 1991, Kazakhstan has managed to maintain political stability without experiencing large-scale mobilisation to oppose Kazakh domination. This paper examines government strategy to avoid ethnic voting in an attempt to explain why ethnic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029396
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Political conditions for fair elections
Kawanaka, Takeshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2008
establish an independent election governing institution? Assuming that a ruler prefers to maintain her power, basically she has … such a case, a ruler has an incentive to establish an independent election commission to avoid unnecessary collisions by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005744785
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Interindustrial Structure in the Asia-Pacific Region: Growth and Integration, by Using 2000 AIO Table
Meng, Bo; Sato, Hajime; Nakamura, Jun; Okamoto, Nobuhiro; … - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006
Over the past 20 years Asian countries have achieved a certain degree of economic growth and at the same time deepened spatial interdependence. In January 2006, IDE completed the 2000 Asian International Input-Output Table, which covers eight major East Asian countries/regions as well as Japan...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005744796