Ethnic Quotas, Political Representation and Equity in Asia Pacific

Do quotas raise legislative diversity and reduce inequities between the dominant and minority groups? This paper studies how quota mechanisms affect legislative diversity in 11 countries in Asia Pacific and ethnic equity between groups in three cases. We find that quota mechanisms have improved legi...

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Published inRepresentation (McDougall Trust) Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 347 - 371
Main Authors Tan, Netina, Preece, Cassandra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Asia
Ethnic groups
ethnic quota
Ethnicity
inequity
Minority groups
Political representation
Quotas
Socioeconomic status
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Summary:Do quotas raise legislative diversity and reduce inequities between the dominant and minority groups? This paper studies how quota mechanisms affect legislative diversity in 11 countries in Asia Pacific and ethnic equity between groups in three cases. We find that quota mechanisms have improved legislative diversity. However, the socio-economic status of targeted minority groups continues to lag behind the dominant group in each case presented. Our findings highlight the limitations of institutionalist solutions to address deeper structural inequities between ethnic groups.
ISSN:0034-4893
1749-4001
DOI:10.1080/00344893.2021.1989712