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The authors assess the constitutional and partisan powers of Asian presidents, and analyse how they are used in actual policy-making processes. Country case studies on Afghanistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan analyze how their constitutional and partisan powers are used in actual policy-making processes.

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Introduction; Y.Kasuya A Framework for Analyzing Presidential-Legislative Relations in Asia; Y.Kasuya Presidentialism in Korea: A Strong President and a Weak Government; Y.Asaba Afghanistan´s Strong President and Weak Parties; Y.Kasuya & J.Kendall Trading Compromises: Interaction of Powers in the Philippine Presidential System; T.Kawanaka Presidential Strength and Party Leadership in Taiwan; M.Matsumoto Strong President and Vulnerable Political System in Sri Lanka; H.Miwa President Restrained: Effects of Parliamentary Rule and Coalition Government on Indonesia´s Presidentialism; K.Kawamura Conclusion: Lessons from the Study of Asian Presidentialism; Y.Kasuya

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YUKO KASUYA is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan and Assistant Professor at Yamaguchi Prefectural University in Yamaguchi, Japan. She has published articles in Keio Journal of Politics, Party Politics and Electoral Studies.

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