Local Democracy and Politics in South Asia

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

• Evolution of Local Self-Government in India.- Recent Developments and Debates in Local Governments in India.- Local Government in Bangladesh: Evolution, Reorganization, Center-Local Relation and Critical Issues.- Nepal in Crisis: Democratization and the Failure of Local Government.- Decentralization and Local Politics in Sri Lanka.- Pakistan: Experiments in Local Governance.- About the Editor and Contributors.- Selected Bibliography.