A penetrating analysis of the controversial U.S. role in the 1990 Nicaraguan elections - the most closely monitored in history - this book exposes the intervention in the electoral process of a sovereign nation by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of State, the National Endowment for Democracy, and private U.S.-based organizations. Robinson begins by tracing the evolution of U.S. …
In May 2006 Fiji held its tenth general election since independence in 1970. In a country with an unenviable history of electoral trauma, the mood was apprehensive if not tense - not least because of controversial public statements against the incumbent Qarase government being made by the commander of Fiji's military forces. Despite a record number of parties and candidates, the winners were th…
Explores the changes in political response that have occurred in Chile during the 16 years without free elections from the 1973 military coup to the 1988 plebiscite. The author emphasizes the role of female voters and offers predictions about future electoral strategies by parties and coalitions.
This book provides insight into Indonesia's system of government and elections. It focuses on the roles of the 1945 Constitution, the Pancasila, the DPR (Legislative Assembly) and the MPR (Peoples Consultative Assembly) and the ways they have functioned during elections since Independence. The development of democracy and the roles of Islam and the military through the presidencies of Sukarno, …
Contents: 1. Before GE13 was called 2. Nominations and campaign 3. Polling day and result 4. Now that GE13 is over.
This book is an update of India Decides 1952-1991. It incorporates the data of the important 1989 and 1991 elections and the state and by-elections since than.
"This book examines and compares two elections in Indonesia - the last New Order election in May 1997 under the authoritarian government, and the first free election in the post-Suharto era in June 1999 - making an important contribution to our understanding of the demise of the New Order, and the directions being taken by the new regime. By exploring a mix of local, cultural, national and poli…
The performance of Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Australian Politics between 1983-1996 was so phenomenal. While many other Labor Parties in the world, like in New Zealand, England and Canada, in this period failed to assume power (to win national election) in their respective country, Australian Labor Party successfully won respectively five federal elections in Australia. This book assesses …
This book, an analysis of Gorbachev's brand of Soviet socialist democracy, tells the story of his attempt to revive the soviets and, through them, the Soviet Union.
A behind-the-scenes account of the campaign that elected Joseph Ejercito "Erap" Estrada as the 13th President of the Philippines. It explains how and why he won the campaign, detailing the strategies, events and people responsible for his victory, as well as his own personality.