Local Democracy and Politics in South Asia

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-6

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2. Introduction

   • Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi

   Pages 7-30

3. Evolution of Local Self-Government in India

   • Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi, Jenifer M. Arnold

   Pages 31-43

4. Recent Developments and Debates in Local Governments in India

   • Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay

   Pages 45-63

5. Local Government in Bangladesh: Evolution, Reorganization, Center-Local Relations and Critical Issues

   • Mohammad Mohabbat Khan, A. T. M. Obaidullah

   Pages 65-91

6. Nepal in Crisis: Democratization and the Failure of Local Government

   • Jeff Key

   Pages 93-113

7. Decentralization and Local Government in Sri Lanka

   • Robert C. Oberst

   Pages 115-132

8. Pakistan: Experiments in Local Governance

   • Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi

   Pages 133-147

9. Back Matter

   Pages 149-158

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The book provides an analysis of local government in five South Asian countries; their evolution from the colonial period to present, and recent steps towards democratisation, decentralization, debureaucratization and fiscal autonomy. Most of these countries share a common colonial legacy and an administrative framework inherited from the British, yet, their paths to nation-building and political development have been quite deverse.

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• Department of Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, USA

  Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi

Dhirendra Vajpeyi, professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, Ceddar Falls

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