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Local Democracy and Politics in South Asia

Towards internal decolonization?

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Editors:
  1. Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi

    1. Department of Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, USA

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Part of the book series: Urban and Regional Research International (URI, volume 3)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  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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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi

About the editor

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

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Local Democracy and Politics in South Asia

  • Book Subtitle: Towards internal decolonization?

  • Editors: Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi

  • Series Title: Urban and Regional Research International

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-10676-0

  • Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-8100-3944-6Published: 31 October 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-663-10676-0Published: 02 July 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2627-4191

  • Series E-ISSN: 2627-4213

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 158

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Political Science

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