Books in the Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics series

This book analyses efforts of Bangladeshi government and NGOs to strengthen local governance and identifies the challenges posed by collaboration with NGOs.

This book explores the development, decline and resurgence of parliaments in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Although the three parliaments formally have a common origin and follow almost similar rules and procedures, substantial variations can be observed in their behaviour.

This book is an analytical account of how Ambedkar¿s socio-political ideas evolved as part of his wider politico-ideological challenge against self-motivated designs for exploitation of human beings by human beings.

This book explains Pakistan¿s strategic choices in the 1990s by examining the role of the United States in the shaping of Islamabad¿s security goals. Drawing upon a diverse range of oral history interviews as well as available written sources, it explains the American contribution to Pakistani security objectives during the presidency of Bill Clinton (1993-2001). This book addresses a gap in the relevant literature and is a valuable contribution to the study of US-Pakistan relations.

This book identifies and analyses issues related to the making and implementation of public policies in Bangladesh over the last four decades (1972-2012). It explores the implications of the change that has taken place in policy and governance environment in Bangladesh. Focusing on several important sectoral and sub-sectoral polices, it examines the impact and limitations of the change.