Politics and Law of Democratic Transition

Taylor & Francis

The Politics and Law of Democratic TransitionCaretaker Government in Bangladesh\nAuthor(s): Sonia Zaman Khan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415312301, 978-0415312301\nSynopsis\nPeaceful legal and political changing of the guards is taken for granted in developed democracies, but is not evident everywhere. As a relatively new democracy, marred by long periods of military rule, Bangladesh has been encountering serious problems because of a prevailing culture of mistrust, weak governance institutions, constant election manipulation and a peculiar socio-political history, which between 1990 and 2011 led to a unique form of transitional remedy in the form of an unelected neutral caretaker covernment (CTG) during electoral transitions.\n\nThis book provides a contextual analysis of the CTG mechanism including its inception, operation, manipulation by the government of the day and abrupt demise. It queries whether thi.