Local Leadership and Governance†is the continuation of the previous study on Leadership in Nepal. Leadership at local and national levels has distinct role to perform but the traits of leadership are common. In a country like Nepal, where most local issues engage national leaders during election, the importance of grassroots levels democracy becomes more relevant. Such interconnectedness between the local and national makes a composite character of ...
Local Democracy in South Asia: Microprocesses of Democratization in Nepal and Its Neighbours: Governance, Conflict and Civic Action (Volume I)
This volume, the first in a new series on governance, conflict and civic action in South Asia, focuses on the larger countries of South Asia--Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and especially Nepal. The 15 essays in this volume analyze democracy both as a process and as a value. The essays also examine in ethnographic detail the way in which democracy is actually experienced in South Asia, ranging far beyond conventional political structures to look at ...