Westminster legacies : democracy and responsible government in Asia and the Pacific

Examines the ways in which the Westminster system has influenced the shaping of responsible government and democracy across Asia, Australasia and the Pacific. It also examines the ways the Westminster system has been adapted in these different countries in the light of local practices and traditions. CONTENTS......Page 6 Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 8 Contributors......Page 10 1 Westminster transplanted and Westminster implanted:Exploring political change......Page 14 2 India’s Westminster system......Page 26 3 The Westminster model and Pakistan: A continuing mirage......Page 49 4 Transplanting Westminster to Nepal: The stuffof dreams dashed......Page 76 5 Westminster implanted: The Malaysian experience......Page 94 6 Westminster in Singapore: Now you see it, now you don’t......Page 122 7 Australia: The Westminster model as tradition......Page 142 8 New Zealand’s Westminster trajectory: Archetypal transplantto maverick outlier......Page 166 9 Papua New Guinea’s brand of Westminster: Democratictraditions overlaying Melanesian cultures......Page 199 10 Democracy in Fiji: Westminster or something else?......Page 219 11 Westminster in the Pacific Islands......Page 237 12 The Westminster legacy: Conclusion......Page 255 References......Page 269 Index......Page 285