The volume is the result of two extended field studies of the Bhutanese style of democracy and modernisation by the author and interviews with numerous Bhutanese from the village level right up to the topmost layer of political, economic and cultural institutions and persons manning them. What emerges in the volume is not a Shangri-La, but a vibrant developing country nestling on the bosom of the mighty Himalayas, crafting a participatory democracy suited to its ...
This volume offers 18 articles written by distinguished scholars of the People's Republic of China of different world issues as they affect the entire planet. The scholars are faculty members of one of the best known think tanks in Beijing: The Institute of Contemporary International Affairs. These articles were published as occasional papers of the Insitute in the last 2-3 years. Put together they enable everyone interested in China to get a comprehensive canvas ...