1. Learning Targets for the Day
I CAN compare & contrast the political status of the countries in Asian regions;
I CAN justify the development among the women of the region;
I CAN give an account occurred in the development of education in the regions; and
I CAN demonstrate an understanding of the role of economy in the development of Asian cultures.

2. Changes in Politics, Status of Women, Education and Economy of South Asian Regions

3. Constitutional Monarchy
Changes in Politics
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Bhutan
INDEPENDENCE ACT (1947)
INDEPENDENCE (1971)
POLITICAL COMMUNITY
Constitutional Monarchy
Executive: Lhengye Shungtsog
Legislative: National Assembly
Jawaharlal Nehru (first Prime Minister)
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
(first Prime Minister)
Ali Jinnah, INDIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY
Constitution
(395 articles)
Muslim state VS Arab Republic
Royal Edict
Parliamentary Representative Democratic Republic
Indian Parliament Upper: Rajva Sabha Lower: Lok Sabha
Gen. Ayub Khan
Military Dictatorship
National Congress Party UNION GOV’T
Federal Parliamentary President

4. Changes Among South Asian Women
Encourage active participation of women (33%)
Resettled families in Kolkata India
Encouraged women’s participation
Managed apartment blocks
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
Trained for livelihood training & microcredit granted
SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS CONFERENCE

5. Vocational Training Education
Changes In Education
Half of the people’s population are ILLITERATE
, No. of out-of-school declined from about 43 to 26 million
Cash Transfer Program
World Bank
Increase in the enrolment rate in secondary
Vocational Training Education
Decrease in Gender Parity

6. Changes In The Economy India makes up 82 % South Asian Economy
Rank second as the poorest region in the world
India makes up 82 % South Asian Economy
Agricultural & Forestry Economy
MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX
Workers’ remittances boost out 25.8% in
55% of the population region lived on less than the International Poverty Line of 1.25 dollars/day

7. Changes in Politics, Status of Women, Education and Economy of West Asian Regions

8. AUTHORITARIAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC Democratic Parliamentary (1948)
Changes in Politics
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Israel
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (1923)
KINGDOM OF HEJAZ & NEJD
AUTHORITARIAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC
Democratic Parliamentary (1948)
Yishnu, Jewish community Institutions for self support gov’t
Adnan Menderes (first Prime Minister)
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Islamic Rule
Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah- “King of kings”
Constitution (1982) 3 branches in gov’t
Constitutional Assembly, Knesset (120 members)
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Fagih) Islamic Republic
Absolute Monarchy
President (5 yrs) by Grand National Assembly
Vote for party
Islamize the society
David Ben Gurion (first prime Minister)

9. Changes Among West Asian Women
Patriarchal-nomad community practiced purdah
Turkey, Polygamy was banned
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Saudi Arabian women must have a male guardian
Tulay Tugcu, first woman Turkish president
Saudi Arabia- no political empowerment for women

10. Changes In Education World Bank
Palestine and Lebanon – universal primary education
Built more schools, hired teachers & adopted curriculum
World Bank
Lebanon, Jordan and the Gulf States encouraged equality in education
Failed to prepare students in LABOR MARKETS
Women outnumbered men in universities but best jobs still go to men

11. Changes In The Economy Dependency Theory
Middle east counties depended their economy in oil industry
METHODS OF NEOCOLONIALISM
Dependency Theory
Neocolonialism- economic imperialism w/c implies that powerful nations behave like a colonial powers
Foreign Aid
Cultural Theory