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050	0	0	_aJS7180.3.A3 _bL63 2008
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100			_92401 _aGellner, N. David.
245	0	0	_aLocal democracy in South Asia : _bmicroprocesses of democratization in Nepal and its neighbours / _cedited by David N. Gellner, Krishna Hachhethu. _hEnglish
260			_aNew Delhi ; _aThousand Oaks : _bSAGE Publications, _c2008.
300			_a472 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
490	0		_aGovernance, conflict and civic action ; _v1
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	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.
650		0	_aLocal government _zNepal.
650		0	_aDemocratization _zNepal.
650		0	_aLocal government _zSouth Asia.
650		0	_aDemocratization _zSouth Asia.
651		0	_aNepal _xPolitics and government _y1990-
651		0	_aSouth Asia _xEthnic relations _xPolitical aspects.
700	1		_aGellner, David N.
700	1		_aHachhethu, Krishna.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip083/2007042898.html
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