TY  - BOOK
TI  - Philippine democracy assessment: free and fair elections and the democratic role of political parties
SN  - 9715350291
AV  - JQ 1418 
PY  - 0000///Ateneo de Manila University Press
PB  - Quezon City
KW  - Democracy -- Philippines
KW  - Elections -- Philippines
KW  - Political parties -- Philippines
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Critically examines two indicators of Philippine democracy, namely, elections and political parties. It looks closely at the democratic principles and values of participation, authorization, representation, accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and solidarity as these coalesce into the Philippine elctoral institutions. The assessment powerfully scrutinizes these universal principles of democracy as they are embedded in a complex web of politics and culture and which make reforms challenging indeed. Democrats and scholars of democracy would find this book worthwhile. [www.ateneopress.org]
ER  -