03105cam a2200373 a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700800410003401000170007502000300009204000270012204300210014905000260017008200250019624501490022126000600037030000290043036500160045949000470047550400510052250516660057365000290223965000280226865000340229665000330233065100420236365100530240570000220245870000240248090600450250494200120254999900170256195201530257815053731BD-DhUL20160818191612.0071022s2008    ii a     b    001 0 eng    a  2007042898  a9780761936503 (hard back)  aDLCcDLCdDLCdBD-DhUL  aa-np---aaz-----00aJS7180.3.A3bL63 200800a320.8095496222bLOC00aLocal democracy in South Asia :bmicroprocesses of democratization in Nepal and its neighbours /cedited by David N. Gellner, Krishna Hachhethu.  aNew Delhi ;aThousand Oaks :bSAGE Publications,c2008.  a472 p. :bill. ;c23 cm.  aIRSb795.000 aGovernance, conflict and civic action ;v1  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aPreface -- 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. 0aLocal governmentzNepal. 0aDemocratizationzNepal. 0aLocal governmentzSouth Asia. 0aDemocratizationzSouth Asia. 0aNepalxPolitics and governmenty1990- 0aSouth AsiaxEthnic relationsxPolitical aspects.1 aGellner, David N.1 aHachhethu, Krishna.  a7bcbccorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2ddccBK  c99696d99696  00102ddc406320_809549600000000_LOC708NFIC9166888aDULbDULcGENd2016-08-18ePurchasedo320.8095496 LOCp459962r2016-08-18t1w2016-08-18yBK