The Challenge to Democracy in Nepal

1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-415-08576-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 497 g

Reihe: Politics in Asia

In 1990 Nepal's Peoples Movement reduced King Birendra from an absolute ruler to a constitutional monarch. This book is the first academic analysis of these events and places the 'revolution' of 1990 within the context of Nepali history.
Louise Brown examines the background to Nepal's recent upheavals as well as covering the country's ealy history and its continuing problems of national integration. The previous, unsuccessful, democratic experiment and the nature of monarchical rule are discussed within an analysis of Nepal's social and economic modernisation. The evolution of political parties, Nepal's foreign relations and development issues - and the way in which these have moulded the political system - are explored in depth.
Drawing on extensive interviews with leading politicians and influential figures the author provides a comprehensive survey of the Himalayan Kingdom's political development. This is an original contribution to the debate on democratization in the developing world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, T. Louise

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Traditional Nepal 2 The restoration of monarchical rule 3 Society and politics in the Panchayat System 4 King Birendra and the reformed Panchayat System 5 The Jana Andolan 6 The interim government 7 Democratic Nepal 8 Conclusion: The prospects for democracy in Nepal

Über Autor(innen)

T. Louise Brown is Lecturer in East Asian Studies, The Japan Centre, and Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in the Humanities, University of Birmingham.