TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gellner,  David N., ed.
AU  - Hachhethu, Krishna, ed.
TI  - Local democracy in South Asia: microprocesses of democratization in Nepal & its neighbours
SN  - 9780761936503
U1  - 320.8095496 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - SAGE Publications
KW  - Local government
KW  - Nepal
KW  - Democratization
N1  - 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
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