日本を含む東アジア・東南アジア・南アジア17ヶ国の立法府を取り上げ、そのアジア的な元型では捉え切れない多様性を示す。New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2023. This Handbook showcases the rich varieties of legislatures that exist in Asia and explains how political power is constituted in 17 jurisdictions in East, Southeast and South Asia. While all legislatures exist to make law and confer legitimacy on the political leadership, how representative they are of the people they govern differs dramatically across the continent, such that it is impossible to identify a common Asian prototype.