| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> NepalFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Nepal**Library of Congress Call Number DS491.4                   .N46 1993****Please                   note**: The current Country Study was previously in a                   multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in                   the printed book.- Nepal  ForwardAcknowledgments
- Preface  IntroductionTable                       A. Nepal: Chronology of Important Events
- Country                       Profile: Nepal  - Visit  new                        updated  Profile  (PDF)    - Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security       - Chapter                       1 - Nepal: Historical Setting  (James Heitzman)                            - Ancient                           Nepal, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 700        - Early                               Influences on Nepal  The                               Early Kingdom of the Licchavis, 400-750Medieval                           Nepal, 750-1750
Transition                               to the Medieval Kingdom, 750-1000
- The                               Malla Kings  The                               Three KingdomsThe                           Making of Modern Nepal
The                               Expansion of Gorkha
- The                               Struggle for Power at Court  The                               Enclosing of NepalInfighting                               among Aristocratic Factions
- Rana                           Rule, Nepal    - The                               Kot Massacre  The                               Dictatorship of Jang BahadurThe                               Rana Oligarchy
- The                               Growth of Political Parties  The                               Return of the KingThe                               Democratic Experiment
- The                               Panchayat System under King Mahendra  Modernization                               under King Birendra- Chapter                       2 - Nepal:: The Society and Its Environment  (Nanda R.                       Shrestha)                          - Geography,                           Nepal      - The                               Land        - The                                   Mountain Region  The                                   Hill RegionThe                                   Tarai Region
- Climate  The                               River SystemPopulation,                           Nepal
Population                               Structure and Settlement Patterns
Dependency                                   and Sex Ratios
- Fertility                                   and Mortality  Population                                   DensityUrbanization
- Migration    - Lifetime                                   Regional Migration  Circular                                   MigrationPopulation                               Planning
- Caste                               and Ethnicity    - Ethnic                                   Groups  The                                   Caste SystemLanguage
- Social                           System and Values, Nepal    - Rural                               Society and Kinship  Women's                               Status and Role in SocietySocial                               Classes and Stratification
- Religion,                           Nepal    - Religion                               and Society  HinduismBuddhism
- Education,                           Nepal    - Education                               under Rana Rule  Education                               since 1951Health,                           Nepal
Diseases                               and Disease Control
- Health-Care                               Facilities       - Chapter                       3- Nepal: The Economy  (Vishwa S. Shukla)                            - Economic                           Setting, Nepal  Role                           of Government, Nepal- The                               Five-Year Plans  Other                               Development ProgramsBudgeting                           Process, Nepal
Regular                               and Development Budget
- Taxation   Money                           and Banking, NepalForeign                           Trade, Nepal
- Balance                           of Payments, Nepal  Foreign                           Aid, NepalLabor,                           Nepal 
- Agriculture,                           Nerpal   Land                           Reform, NepalForests,                           Nepal 
- Industry,                           Nepal     - Manufacturing  Private                               IndustryPublic                               Companies
- Minerals   Energy,                           Nepal Transportation,                           Nepal 
Roads
- Railroads  RopewaysCivil                               Aviation
- Other                               Modes of Transportation   Communications,                           Nepal Tourism,                           Nepal 
- Problems                           and Prospects, Nepal      - Chapter                       4 - Nepal: Government and Politic  (Enayetur Rahim)                            - Constitutional                           Development, Nepal        - The                               Rana System  The                               Interim Constitution, 1951The                               Royal Constitution of 1959
- The                               Panchayat Constitution, 1962  Constitutional                               AmendmentsThe                               Referendum of 1980
- The                               Constitution of 1990  Other                               Features of the ConstitutionThe                               Executive
- The                               Legislature  The                               JudiciaryThe                               Civil Service
- The                               Administrative System   Political                           Dynamics, Nepal- The                               Panchayat System  Political                               Parties- The                                   Nepali Congress Party  The                                   Communist PartiesOther                                   Political Parties
- Elections    - The                                   1981 Elections  The                                   1986 ElectionsLocal                                   Elections in 1987
- The                                   1991 Elections    The                           Media, NepalForeign                           Policy, Nepal
Relations                               with India
- Relations                               with Other South Asian Nations    - Pakistan                                   and Bangladesh  BhutanSri                                   Lanka and the Maldives
- Relations                               with China  Relations                               with the United StatesRelations                               with Britain
- Relations                               with the Soviet Union  Relations                               with Other CountriesInternational                               and Regional Organizations
Chapter                       5 - Nepal: National Security
 (Douglas C. Makeig)                       
Armed                           Forces and Society, Nepal
Origins                               of the Legendary Gurkha
- From                               the Anglo-Nepalese War to World War II  Arrangements                               after World War IILegal                               Basis under the 1990 Constitution
- Organization                           of the Armed Forces, Nepal    - Defense                               Spending  Missions- National                                   Defense  Internal                                   SecurityForce                               Dispositions and Capabilities
- Recruitment,                               Training, and Morale  Rank                               Structure and InsigniaGurkhas                               Serving Abroad
- Military                           Justice, Nepal  The                           Police System, NepalThe                           Judicial System, NEpal
The                               Legal Code
- The                               Court System   The                           Security Environment, Nepal- India  ChinaInternal                               Security Considerations
- The                           Military in the 1990's, Nepal      - Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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