The book critically examines the working of the current parliamentary form of government in India as witnessed during the last more than four decades and highlights its inadequacies in solving the many complex problems facing the nation.
Mengingat bahwa buku ini ditulis berdasarkan catatan harian beliau dan komentar berbagai surat kabar nasional pada masa itu maka buku ini seolah- olah merupakan rekaman ulang sebuah realitas politik yang amat mencekam saat itu. Meskipun demikian sisi-sisi kelembutan, ditengah-tengah ketegasan sikapnya, seorang anak bangsa yang bernama B. J. Habibie sangat jelas tergambarkan pula di dalam buku…
Dalam bukunya ini, AM Fatwa menulis banyak hal mengenai politik, hukum, dan berbagai persolan kemasyarakatan yang disajikannya dengan bahasa dan kalimat-kalimat yang nyaman, serta substansi yang sangat relevan dengan persoalan kekinian dan kebutuhan kita ke depan sebagai bangsa. Ya, dalam perjuangannya, sejak dulu A.M. Fatwa selalu marah terhadap korupsi. Bukan hanya terhadap korupsi uang, teta…
This book looks at conspiracies in everyday life, both the hidden and not-so-hidden. It examines the relationship between globalization and democracy and asks who has the upper hand in an increasingly bitter and bloody battle between them for supremacy.
An account of the party systems that have evolved in Eastern Europe since the revolutions of the late 1980s. The new political systems of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria are analyzed and compared, along with the most recent developments in East Germany
This book offers a critical insight into four decades of the Indian constitution. It charts the course of constitutional reform in India from the euphoric idealism of the post-independence period, through the crisis-ridden years of the emergency, and up to Rajiv Gandhi’s brief stay in power. Written with transparent affection towards the Indian people, Working a Democratic Constitution repres…
In a comparative and historical study of the interplay between democratic politics and authoritarian states in post-colonial South Asia, Ayesha Jalal explains how a common British colonial legacy led to apparently contrasting patterns of political development - democracy in India and military authoritarianism in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
When Megawati Sukarnoputri became the President of Indonesia in July 2001, there were strong expectations. But so far, fundamental economic and political reforms have yet to be undertaken. The deadly Bali bombings on 12 October 2002 presented a wake-up call for the Megawati government. Terrorism on an international scale had now hit home. Now, more than ever, there is greater urgency on the par…
sebuah buku otobiografi tentang kegelisahan seorang Sulastomo yang pada tanggal 6 Agustus 2000 genap berusia 62 tahun. Berbeda dengan sistema- tika buku-buku otobiografi selama ini, penyusunan buku ini unik.
The book explains the paradox that is Sri Lanka. If the island nation has not lived up to the promise of its early years of independence, it is because of the assault made on the fundamentals of a stable political order with its emphasis on pluralism and secularism by those emphasising an ethnic identity based on language and religion. The problems of governance have been complicated by the per…