Nepal : nation-state in the wilderness : managing state, democracy, and geopolitics
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Nepal : nation-state in the wilderness : managing state, democracy, and geopolitics
SAGE, 2012
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Nepal--nation-state in the wilderness
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-298) and index
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Description
Nepal-Nation-state in the Wilderness takes a critical look at three important aspects of modern Nepal: viability of the Nepali State, prospects and challenges of its liberal democracy, and strategies for managing the emerging geopolitical trends.
The author analyses the transformation of Maoists into a systemic party within the liberal-democratic set-up and the mutual distrust that developed afterwards. The book further explores the state of Nepal's physical location between China and India and Nepal's own incapacity to manage the geopolitical pulls and pressures arising out of its unique position.
The question, "Is democracy viable in Nepal?" provides a thematic outline to the book. Baral argues that though democratic values have triumphed in the recent past, democracy itself remains blurred in the absence of institutionalization. The book is an insight into the tenets of liberal democracy, its applicability to the scenario in Nepal, and the historical developments that determine how democracy takes shape.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Parameters of Nepali Politics
Preface
Introduction: Parameters of Nepali Politics
Nepali State Revisited
Quest for Status: Wars, Treaties, and Diplomacy
Democracy, Peace, and Development
Nepal and the World: Managing Geopolitics
What Next?
Bibliography
Index
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