Download or read book Local Democracy and Politics in South Asia written by Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi and published by VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. This book was released on 2003-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.