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The Post-Colonial States of South Asia

Democracy, Development and Identity

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Amita Shastri

    1. San Francisco State University, USA

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  2. A. Jeyaratnam Wilson

    1. University of New Brunswick, Canada

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction The Post-Colonial States of South Asia: Democracy, Identity, Development and Security

    1. Introduction The Post-Colonial States of South Asia: Democracy, Identity, Development and Security

      • Amita Shastri
      Pages 1-13

  5. Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Economic Crisis, Momentary Autonomy and Policy Reform: Liberalisation in India 1991–95

      • Ronald J. Herring, N. Chandra Mohan
      Pages 215-240

    3. Liberalising India’s Economy: Context and Constraints

      • Vanita Shastri
      Pages 241-263

    4. Institutional Impediments to Human Development in Pakistan

      • Christopher Candland
      Pages 264-280
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The chapters in this volume analyse issues relating to political governance, national identity, economic development and regional security that have preoccupied the states of South Asia in the fifty years following independence. India has been faced with the challenge of developing effective democratic structures in the world's most diverse and populous society. It confronts tensions in its efforts to carry out economic reforms in a competitive resource-scarce context, and to maintain its commitment to secularism in the face of the growing influence of Hindu nationalism. The role of the military and of religion have complicated the task of stabilising democratic structures and socio-economic development in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Sri Lanka's political problems have escalated due to the failures of its leadership, unsuccessful constitutional experiments, and unresolved ethnic differences. The transition of Nepal from a centralised monarchy to a participatory political system has generated stresses in its traditional social relations and group rankings. The essays by an international groups of scholars explore these themes with a view to highlighting the complex processes of political change and development that are underway in the South Asian states.

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a well-written and well-edited collection ...It deserves a wise and careful readership - International Affairs

Editors and Affiliations

  • San Francisco State University, USA

    Amita Shastri

  • University of New Brunswick, Canada

    A. Jeyaratnam Wilson

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Amita Shastri is Professor of Political Science at San Francisco State University.

A. Jeyaratnam Wilson was Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick, Canada.

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