Nepal : New Frontiers of Restructuring of State

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction: new frontiers of restructuring of state/Lok Raj Baral. 2. Nepal: the restructuring of a \'Neo-patrimonial\' state/Lok Raj Baral. 3. Restructuring organizations about art and literature/Abhi Subedi. 4. Restructuring of state: the federal perspective/Krishna P. Khanal. 5. The restructuring of the Nepali State: the Madhese perspective/Amresh K. Singh. 6. The second transformation of Nepali political parties/Krishna Hacchethu. 7. Restructuring the state in South Asia: some impressions and ideas/Prayag Raj Sharma. 8. Restructuring of state: the external dimension/S.D. Muni. 9. The nation state and its limits: reflections from Bangladesh/Ameena Mohsin. 10. Development experience of North East India: imperatives for restructuring the Indian State/Monirul Hussain. 11. The Indian federal experience/Jeevan Kumar. 12. Reconstructing the state in Pakistan: agenda and practice/Mohammad Waseem. Index.

"The restructuring of state implies many things to many people but it has been conceptualized differently in the book in the context of the new Nepal. The agenda set by the Jan Andolan Second (2006) has taken Nepali politics much ahead both in quality and form. The old institutions are likely to be replaced by new ones and the meaning of democracy is redefined relating it to the empowerment of people.

A few other South Asian scholars have added significance to the book by contributing papers to their specific domestic areas. The tumultuous changes under way in Nepal can thus be seen in larger canvas of South Asia too." (jacket)