TABLE 1. Scale scores for 11 traits of 147 political parties in 53 countries, analyzed by regions Countries and parties: Restricting Competition Open Competition Institutionalization Diversity of support Liberalism Centralization of Power Marxism Degree of Oranization Involvement Coherence Governmental Status Asian and the Far East Cultural Region

Indian Congress 0 4 1.06 1.66 0.21 0.07 0.68 0.32 0.13 0.05 1.13 Indian Communist 0 4 0.61 1.30 0.64 0.02 0.97 0.93 1.49 -0.91 -0.91 Burmese Stable AFPFL 0 4 -1.32 0.37 0.30 0.11 0.21 0.36 0.95 0.83 -0.35 Burmese Clean SFPFL 0 4 -1.32 0.31 0.40 0.31 0.20 0.34 0.57 -2.25 0.69 Burmese BWPP,NUF 1 2 -0.82 0.94 0.89 0.34 1.23 -1.08 1.45 -0.10 -0.77 Cambodian Sangkum 2 2 -0.71 0.79 -0.39 0.68 0.39 0.21 -0.46 -1.27 2.08 Indonesian PNI 3 1 0.44 0.95 -0.77 -0.40 0.88 -0.21 1.10 -0.60 -0.46 Indonesian NU 2 2 -0.20 0.82 -0.45 -0.74 0.26 -0.30 0.07 -0.01 -0.62 Indonesian PKI 1 3 0.13 0.75 0.72 0.43 1.15 1.09 1.40 0.83 -0.79 Indonesian Masjumi 1 1 -0.27 1.16 -0.01 -0.97 0.18 0.33 0.25 -1.65 -1.01 N.Korean Workers 4 0 -0.10 1.63 -2.01 0.80 1.40 1.07 1.18 0.51 1.79 Malayan UMNO 0.5 3.5 0.09 0.90 -0.94 -0.03 0.01 0.03 0.27 0.42 0.92 Malayan MCA 0.5 3.5 0.19 0.36 0.12 0.17 -0.14 -0.17 0.39 -0.71 -0.01 Malayan MIC 0.5 3.5 0.18 0.63 0.02 -0.62 -0.09 -0.82 0.16 -0.98 -0.26 Malayan PMIC 0 4 -0.35 0.81 -1.83 -0.77 0.07 -0.21 0.93 0.35 -0.66 Mayayan Communist 0 0 -0.76 0.00 0.74 0.49 0.90 0.78 1.34 0.61 -1.27

Mean 1 2.6 -0.2 0.84 -0.15 -0.01 0.52 0.14 0.49 0.3 -0.03 SD 1.2 1.5 0.67 0.46 0.87 0.54 0.51 0.63 0.8 0.93 1.03 No.of parties 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16