The future of Tibet
Subtitle: the government-in-exile meets the challenge of democratization
By: Helen R. Boyd.
Series: Asian thought and culture ;; v. 55
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Central Tibetan Administration-in-Exile (India); Democracy -- China -- Tibet.; Buddhism and politics -- China -- Tibet.; Tibet (China) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Description: "This book discusses the emergence of democracy's modernizing force in an exiled community with a political history based on a feudal theocracy. Since his exile almost forty years ago, the Dalai Lama and his government in exile have steered this fledgling democratic community toward the fulfillment of his dream of converting a theocracy to a democracy. The establishment of a tripartite government with separate powers and the development of a framework for a future democratic polity - if and when Tibetans regain their land - is a testament to the ongoing democratizing revolution."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-117) and index.