Democracy, development and discontent in South Asia /
Democracy, development and discontent in South Asia /
edited by Veena Kukreja, Mahendra Prasad Singh.
- Los Angeles ; London : Sage Publications, 2008.
- 340 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Multicultural Identity and Democracy in India / Restoration of Democracy in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis of Political Culture and Historical Legacy / Democracy and Authoritarianism in Bangladesh / India: A Failed Democratic Developmental State? / Societal Responses to Economic Reforms in Bangladesh: The Workers' and Peasants' Movements in the 1980s and 1990s / A Historical Perspective on Ethnicity, Tribalism, and the Politics of Frontier Policy in Pakistan / Sri Lanka: To Federalize or Not to Federalize? / Domestic Turbulence in Nepal: Origin, Dimensions, and India's Policy Options / Ethnic Engagement in Bhutan and Its Regional Consequences / India-Pakistan Conflict over Kashmir: Peace Through Development Cooperation / Mahendra Prasad Singh and Veena Kukreja -- Mahendra Prasad Singh -- Saleem Qureshi -- Veena Kukreja -- Niraj Kumar -- Mohammed Nuruzzaman -- Lawrence Ziring -- Veena Kukreja and Mahendra Prasad Singh -- Nalini Kant Jha -- Awadhesh Coomar Sinha -- Rajen Harshe. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"This book deals with the issues of democracy, development and discontent in the general context of South Asia and the specific contexts of the major countries of the region. Major challenges confronting democracy and development in South Asia - including the interface between multicultural identity, democracy and development in India; movement for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan; and the Maoist movement and its democratic accommodation in Nepal - are part of the detailed discussions in the book." "This book would greatly interest students and academicians in the field of South Asian Studies, Pakistan Studies, International Relations, Comparative Politics, Political Sociology, Development Studies and Journalism."--BOOK JACKET.
0761936173 (hbk.) 9780761936176 (hbk.) 9788178297811 (hbk. : India) 8178297817 (hbk. : India)
99821300622 99933779020
2008009153
Democracy--South Asia.
South Asia--Politics and government.
JQ98.A91 / D46 2008
320.954
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Multicultural Identity and Democracy in India / Restoration of Democracy in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis of Political Culture and Historical Legacy / Democracy and Authoritarianism in Bangladesh / India: A Failed Democratic Developmental State? / Societal Responses to Economic Reforms in Bangladesh: The Workers' and Peasants' Movements in the 1980s and 1990s / A Historical Perspective on Ethnicity, Tribalism, and the Politics of Frontier Policy in Pakistan / Sri Lanka: To Federalize or Not to Federalize? / Domestic Turbulence in Nepal: Origin, Dimensions, and India's Policy Options / Ethnic Engagement in Bhutan and Its Regional Consequences / India-Pakistan Conflict over Kashmir: Peace Through Development Cooperation / Mahendra Prasad Singh and Veena Kukreja -- Mahendra Prasad Singh -- Saleem Qureshi -- Veena Kukreja -- Niraj Kumar -- Mohammed Nuruzzaman -- Lawrence Ziring -- Veena Kukreja and Mahendra Prasad Singh -- Nalini Kant Jha -- Awadhesh Coomar Sinha -- Rajen Harshe. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"This book deals with the issues of democracy, development and discontent in the general context of South Asia and the specific contexts of the major countries of the region. Major challenges confronting democracy and development in South Asia - including the interface between multicultural identity, democracy and development in India; movement for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan; and the Maoist movement and its democratic accommodation in Nepal - are part of the detailed discussions in the book." "This book would greatly interest students and academicians in the field of South Asian Studies, Pakistan Studies, International Relations, Comparative Politics, Political Sociology, Development Studies and Journalism."--BOOK JACKET.
0761936173 (hbk.) 9780761936176 (hbk.) 9788178297811 (hbk. : India) 8178297817 (hbk. : India)
99821300622 99933779020
2008009153
Democracy--South Asia.
South Asia--Politics and government.
JQ98.A91 / D46 2008
320.954