Democracy and Politics in Nepal

Contents: Preface. 1. Political and democratic system in Nepal. 2. Monarchy and representative institutions in Nepal. 3. Administrative and judicial systems in Nepal. 4. Restoration of monarchical rule in Nepal. 5. Political and Panchayat System in Nepal. 6. Nepali-Chinese War, 1791-93. 7. Anglo-Nepali War, 1814-16. 8. British "Forward Policy" for Nepal. 9. Democratic Nepal and its constitution. 10. Nepal\'s international relations and foreign policy. 11. Politics of balance in Nepal between 1963-70. 12. Perspective and prospects of Nepal\'s international relations. 13. District development program in Nepal. 14. Decentralisation in Nepal. Bibliography. Index.

"Nepal thereby became an intriguing anomaly in the Post-Cold War world and the first Asian nation to be governed by democratically elected communists. Yet, despite the obvious popularity of radical politics in one of the poorest nations on earth, Nepali society, paradoxically, remains deeply conservative and many Nepalis continue to revere the king as an incarnation of the God Vishnu.

Undermined by a bitter intra-party struggle and by its inability to tackle the country\'s economic crisis, Nepal\'s first democratic government for thirty years disintegrated amidst allegations of incompetence and corruption." (jacket)