State of Democracy in South Asia
A Report
- ISBN
- 9780195689372
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 302
- Genre
- Law
- Location
- O19
About the book
State of Democracy in South Asia: A Report by Lokniti (CSDS) presents survey data and political analysis regarding public perceptions of democratic governance across the region. The text covers institutional performance, citizen participation, political trust, and electoral behavior in nations such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. It evaluates how ordinary citizens experience democracy, examining the gap between formal democratic institutions and ground-level socioeconomic inequalities.