Publisher's Synopsis
Chowdhury looks at the problems of democratization and development as it relates to building democratic institutions in the newly democratizing countries such as Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. It is essential to investigate these cases with the intention of identifying and analyzing the unique conditions of the countries and to find out their common problems as well. In doing this, some lessons may be learned from developed democratic systems such as the United States. - This book is designed to be of interest to scholars of democracy, development, South Asian and American politics. -