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Democracy, development and discontent in South Asia / edited by Veena Kukreja, Mahendra Prasad Singh.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--South Asia.
- Democracy.
- South Asia--Ethnic relations.
- South Asia.
- South Asia--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (340 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, Calif. ; London : SAGE, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume deals with the issues of democracy and development in major South Asian countries. In a comprehensive manner, it draws attention to various aspects like ethnicity multiculturalism, authoritarianism, economic reforms, trade armed rebellion, democracy movements, and federal pressures.
- Contents:
- Introduction / M.P. Singh, Veena Kukreja
- Multicultural identity and democracy in India / M.P. Singh
- Restoration of democracy in Pakistan : a critical analysis of political culture and historical legacy / Saleem Qureshi
- Democracy and authoritarianism in Bangladesh / Veena Kukreja
- India : a failed democratic developmental state? / Niraj Kumar
- Societal responses to economic reforms in Bangladesh : the workers' and the peasants' movements in the 1980s and 1990s / Mohammed Nuruzzaman
- A historical perspective on ethnicity, tribalism and the politics of frontier policy in Pakistan / Lawrence Ziring
- Sri Lanka : to federalize or not to federalize? / Veena Kukreja, M.P. Singh
- Domestic turbulence in Nepal : origin, dimensions and India's policy options / Nalini Kant Jha
- Ethnic engagement in Bhutan and its regional consequences / Awadhesh Coomar Sinha
- India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir : peace through development cooperation / Rajen Harshe.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611965600
- 9789352801275
- 935280127X
- 9788132113065
- 8132113063
- 9781281965608
- 128196560X
- 9788178299945
- 8178299941
- OCLC:
- 476230706
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