The Post-Colonial States of South Asia: Democracy, Development and Identity

by Amita Shastri

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349631922
• ISBN13: 9781349631926
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"