Local democracy in South Asia
Subtitle: microprocesses of democratization in Nepal and its neighbours
By: edited by David N. Gellner, Krishna Hachhethu.
Contributors: Gellner, David N.; Hachhethu, Krishna.
Series: Governance, conflict and civic action -- 1
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Delhi; Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9780761936503
Subjects: Local government -- Nepal; Democratization -- Nepal; Local government -- South Asia; Democratization -- South Asia; Nepal -- Politics and government -- 1990-; South Asia -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction / David N. Gellner and Krishna Hachhethu; title: Obstacles to local leadership and democracy in Nepal / Dhruba Kumar; title: Local democracy and political parties in Nepal: a case study of Dhanusha district / Krishna Hachhethu; title: Distributional coalitions in Nepal: an essay on democratization, capture, and (lack of) confidence / Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka; title: Democracy and ethnic organizations in Nepal / David N. Gellner and Mrigendra Bahadur Karki; title: The "Madhesi" people: issues and challenges of democracy in the Nepal Tarai  Ram Dahal; title: Dispute settlement at the local level: observations and lessons from Nepal / Bishnu Raj Upreti; title: Maoist people's governments, 2001-05: the power in wartime / Kiyoko Ogura; title: Local government in Nepal: a case study of Dhikur Pokhari Village Development Committee, Kaski, Nepal / Uma Nath Baral; title: Foreign aid, democracy, and development: personal experiences / Keshab Man Shakya; title: Other countries of South Asia; title: Beyond "the net"? institutions, elites, and the changing power structure in rural Bangladesh / David Lewis and Abul Hossain; title: The struggle for local government: Indian democracy's new phase / Peter Ronald deSouza; title: Changing caste and local democracy: assertion and identity among the Dalits of rural Punjab / Surinder S. Jodhka; title: Engendering local democracy research: Panchayati Raj and changing gender relations in India / Stefanie Strulik; title: Local government reforms in Pakistan: strengthening social capital or rolling back the state? / Shandana Khan Mohmand; title: Local democracy: the Sri Lankan experience / Siri Hettige; title: Glossary and abbreviations; title: About the contributors; title: Index.