"Cover"--"Half Title"--"Dedication" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "List of Tables" -- "Preface" -- "List of Abbreviations" -- "Glossary" -- "1 Introduction" -- "2 Political Developments in South Asian Countries" -- "3 Problems of Democratization in South Asia: Authoritarian Trends, Military Rule and Deviations from Democratic Development" -- "4 Electoral Politics, Institution Building and Democratization in South Asia" -- "5 Politics, Legislatures and Democratization Process in South Asia" -- "6 Building Institutions: Political Parties and Democratization in South Asia" -- "7 Conclusion: Evaluation of Democratization Process in South Asia and Lessons from American Institutions" -- "Appendices" -- "Bibliography