Democracy, Competition and Choice, Emerging Local Self-Government in Nepal

Martinussen, John

ISBN 10: 8170364523 / ISBN 13: 9788170364528

Published by Sage Publications, New Delhi, 1995

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224p, tables. On the responsibilities and effectiveness and local authorities in Nepal.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Democracy, Competition and Choice, Emerging Local Self-Government in Nepal
• Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8170364523
• ISBN 13: 9788170364528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Ed
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG

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Synopsis

"This is the first comprehensive analysis of the new democratic set-up in Nepal as seen from the perspective of both the local authorities and the people themselves. It will be of interest to those in the fields of political science, public administration, development studies, and South Asian studies." --Development and Cooperation Several governments in the third world have committed themselves to delegating more power to local authorities. In 1992 Nepal joined these countries by creating democratically elected local government bodies at the district and village levels. The objective was to make local government institutions more attentive to the people's needs and better capable of planning and implementing development activities. This book reviews the new policies on decentralization in Nepal and investigates how and to what extent they have so far been implemented. Major obstacles at the national and local levels are identified, and proposals are put forward for more efficient decentralization strategies aimed at strengthening the new local authorities within a democratic framework. This is the first comprehensive analysis of the new democratic setup in Nepal as seen from the perspective of both the local authorities and the people themselves. Democracy, Competition, and Choice will be of interest to those in the fields of political science, public administration, development economics, development studies, and South Asian studies.

Review

`The product of five year′s labour, this short volume, written by a Danish field-worker who has considerable knowledge in development economies, contains a wealth of fascinating material charting the manifold ways in which the government and educated elite of Nepal have understood the origins, growth and development as well as recent remodelling of local governments at the district and village levels. In eleven thematically defined and logically connected chapters, the book reviews the historical origins of local authority and then assesses the present status of regional authorities within the Himalayan kingdom′s unitary system.... This book is a significant addition to the very lively topic of the decentralisation process, and authors as well as fieldworkers will certainly derive immense benefit from it.′ - Asian Affairs