Local democracy in South Asia microprocesses of democratization in Nepal and its neighbours (SAGE Publications, 2008)
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
This volume, the first in a new series on governance, conflict, and civic action. in South Asia, focuses on the larger countries of South Asia?Pakistan, India, . Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and especially Nepal. The 15 essays in this volume analyze. democracy both as a process and as a value. The essays also examine in ethnographic. detail the way in which democracy is actually experienced in South Asia, ranging. far beyond conventional political structures to look at conflict resolution, rhetorics. of foreign aid, ethnic organizations, Maoist practices of local government, Dalit. resistance, and so