Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia Volume 1 (Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. 1)

elections In Asia, Written By Experts In The Field, Presents The First-ever Compendium Of Electoral Data For All The 62 States In Asia, Australia, And Oceania From Their Independence To The Present. Exhaustive Statistics On National Elections And Referendum Are Given In Each Chapter. The Two Volumes Provides The Definative Resource For Historical And Cross-national Comparisons Of Elections And Electoral System Worldwide. This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia and Oceania from their independence to the present. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each state in the region. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of institutional and electoral arrangements, and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and their historical development. Exhaustive statistics on national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in Asia and the Pacific is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems world-wide. The first volume of Elections in Asia and the Pacific includes a total of 32 independent states situated in the three 'western' regions of the Asian continent: the countries of the Middle East (including Turkey); the post-Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus; and the countries situated in South Asia (including Afghanistan and Myanmar). This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia and Oceania from their independence to the beginning of the 21st century. v. 1. The Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia v. 2. South East Asia, East Asia and the South Pacific.