«Bhutan, in particular, stands out as an extraordinary and successful
example of royal, top-down, and managed democratization during the
2000s.
Based on his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Kyoto, in Japan,
Dr. Sonam Kinga’s deeply researched book argues that, beyond foresight
of a progressive leader, the Bhutanese monarchy also succeeded because
its dynastic legitimacy was derived from a modern (and not feudal)
contract with the Bhutanese people, in 1907.»
