02940cam a2200361 a 4500 15053731 BD-DhUL 20160818191612.0 071022s2008 ii a b 001 0 eng 2007042898 9780761936503 (hard back) DLC DLC DLC BD-DhUL a-np--- az----- JS7180.3.A3 L63 2008 320.8095496 22 LOC Local democracy in South Asia : microprocesses of democratization in Nepal and its neighbours / edited by David N. Gellner, Krishna Hachhethu. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2008. 472 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. IRS 795.00 Governance, conflict and civic action ; 1 Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface -- Introduction / David N. Gellner and Krishna Hachhethu -- Obstacles to local leadership and democracy in Nepal / Dhruba Kumar -- Local democracy and political parties in Nepal: a case study of Dhanusha district / Krishna Hachhethu -- Distributional coalitions in Nepal: an essay on democratization, capture, and (lack of) confidence / Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka -- Democracy and ethnic organizations in Nepal / David N. Gellner and Mrigendra Bahadur Karki -- The "Madhesi" people: issues and challenges of democracy in the Nepal Tarai Ram Dahal -- Dispute settlement at the local level: observations and lessons from Nepal / Bishnu Raj Upreti -- Maoist people's governments, 2001-05: the power in wartime / Kiyoko Ogura -- Local government in Nepal: a case study of Dhikur Pokhari Village Development Committee, Kaski, Nepal / Uma Nath Baral -- Foreign aid, democracy, and development: personal experiences / Keshab Man Shakya -- Other countries of South Asia -- Beyond "the net"? institutions, elites, and the changing power structure in rural Bangladesh / David Lewis and Abul Hossain -- The struggle for local government: Indian democracy's new phase / Peter Ronald deSouza -- Changing caste and local democracy: assertion and identity among the Dalits of rural Punjab / Surinder S. Jodhka -- Engendering local democracy research: Panchayati Raj and changing gender relations in India / Stefanie Strulik -- Local government reforms in Pakistan: strengthening social capital or rolling back the state? / Shandana Khan Mohmand -- Local democracy: the Sri Lankan experience / Siri Hettige -- Glossary and abbreviations -- About the contributors -- Index. Local government Nepal. Democratization Nepal. Local government South Asia. Democratization South Asia. Nepal Politics and government 1990- South Asia Ethnic relations Political aspects. Gellner, David N. Hachhethu, Krishna. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 99696 99696 0 0 ddc 0 320_809549600000000_LOC 0 NFIC 166888 DUL DUL GEN 2016-08-18 Purchased 320.8095496 LOC 459962 2016-08-18 1 2016-08-18 BK