Democracy's dilemma
Subtitle: the challenges to state legitimacy in Afghanistan
By: David Shams.
Publisher: lulu.com
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Morrisville, N.C.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781435711013
Subjects: Democratization -- Afghanistan; Postwar reconstruction -- Afghanistan; Legitimacy of governments -- Afghanistan; Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Other titles: Challenges to state legitimacy in Afghanistan
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-80).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Statehood and legitimacy; title: The struggle to assert legitimacy; title: Joya and the warlords: past crimes and contemporary politics; title: Reconciliation and appeasement: why are the Taliban and warlords able to participate in Afghanistan's democratic process; title: Corruption and drugs: a deadly combination weakening the state; title: Impact of drug trade on state legitimacy.