The President's Dilemma in Asia

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Prof Don S. Lee (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Sungkyunkwan University)

The President's Dilemma in Asia

Prof Don S. Lee (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Sungkyunkwan University)

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Oxford University Press
01 August 2024

Constitution: government & the state; Political leaders & leadership; Political structures: democracy

Series: Comparative Politics

The President's Dilemma in Asia provides one of the first comprehensive and comparative theory of presidential government formation. In the authoritarian era, presidents had greater control over key institutional actors in the process, such as the legislature, the ruling party, and the bureaucracy. However, after democratic transition, they have to navigate competing pressures from these political institutions. This book highlights the major trade-off that presidents of new democracies face in their relationship with the different political institutions, the so-called

By: Prof Don S. Lee (Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Sungkyunkwan University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 512g
ISBN: 9780192870186
ISBN 10: 0192870181
Series: Comparative Politics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction: The President's Dilemma and Government Formation 2: A Theory of Presidential Government Formation in New Democracies 3: Case Studies: Presidential Government Formation in Asia Compared 4: Legislative Challenges and Presidential Cabinet Choices 5: Intraparty Tension and Presidential Cabinet Selection 6: Interparty Competition and Presidential Cabinet Making 7: Bureaucratic Resistance and Presidential Cabinet Formation 8: Institutional Constraints across Dimensions and Presidential Cabinet Choices 9: Conclusion

Don S. Lee is Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Governance and the Department of Public Administration at Sungkyunkwan University. Formerly, he was Leverhulme Trust Fellow and Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. He received a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego. His research interests lie at the intersection of the political economy of institutions and public administration and policy