Paradise lost?
Subtitle: state failure in Nepal
By: Ali Riaz and Subho Basu.
Contributors: Basu, Subho.
Publisher: Lexicon Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739114261
Subjects: Political stability -- Nepal; Legitimacy of governments -- Nepal; Political culture -- Nepal; Nepal -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nepal time line; title: Introduction: Understanding the crisis in Nepal and state failure; title: State formation and political transition in Nepal (1768- 2005); title: Ethnicity and politics in Nepal; title: Economic crisis and the lack of performance legitimacy; title: Maoist insurgency and the militarization of the Nepali; title: Polity and society; title: Popular uprising 2006; title: Problems and prospects; title: Notes; title: Appendix 1 Nepal: the fundamentals; title: Appendix 2 Memorandum from UNPF to the prime minister; title: Appendix 3 The letter of understanding between the 7-party coalition and the Communists Party of Nepal; title: Appendix 4 The eight-point agreement between SPA and the CPN (M); title: Bibliography; title: Index.