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    <title>Local democracy in South Asia</title>
    <subTitle>microprocesses of democratization in Nepal and its neighbours</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Gellner, David N.</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Hachhethu, Krishna.</namePart>
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    <publisher>SAGE Publications</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2008</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>472 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>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.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">edited by David N. Gellner, Krishna Hachhethu.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
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    <topic>Local government</topic>
    <geographic>Nepal</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Democratization</topic>
    <geographic>Nepal</geographic>
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    <topic>Local government</topic>
    <geographic>South Asia</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Democratization</topic>
    <geographic>South Asia</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>Nepal</geographic>
    <topic>Politics and government</topic>
    <temporal>1990-</temporal>
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    <geographic>South Asia</geographic>
    <topic>Ethnic relations</topic>
    <topic>Political aspects</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">JS7180.3.A3 L63 2008</classification>
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