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A Political and Economic Dictionary of South Asia (Political and Economic Dictionary Series) - Hardcover
Synopsis
Thanks to its emerging markets, nuclearization and the internet revolution, South Asia is increasingly at the forefront of current affairs. This invaluable reference source seeks to make the region accessible to business travellers as well as to the general reader. The range of subjects to be covered includes major political processes and events of South Asia (elections and electoral politics, political slang, political parties, diplomacy and territorial divisions), domestic and foreign policy, key personalities, political and economic institutions, sub-national groupings and units (regions, cities, provinces and rural entities), ethnicity and identity, and legal systems (laws and court cases).
Key features:
* Terms, which are frequently misunderstood in the political and economic processes of South Asia, are explained clearly and succinctly
* More than 1,000 entries, covering the key debates, issues, concepts and institutions.
Entries include:
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Caste System, Corruption, dalits, Electoral System, Federalism, Hindu-Muslim relation, India-US Relation, Kashmir, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Nuclearization, Privatization, Reserve Bank of India, Sikh, Untouchability, Urbanization, Atal Behari Vajpayee.
Countries covered in this volume include:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Review
'This is an authoritative and reliable compilation that....will be a mandatory purchase for libraries specialising in South Asia and an advisory acquisition for more general collections seeking to maintain a breadth of basic information on current politics and economics across the globe.' - Reference Reviews
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 185743210X
- ISBN 13 9781857432107
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages464
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