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Towards a democratic Nepal : inclusive political institutions for a multicultural society /

Providing a comprehensive critique of the Constitution adopted in 1990, this book identifies it as an important factor in the exclusion of various ethnic and minority groups. It examines the causes for the lack of democratic consolidation in Nepal and outlines alternative institutions that can give...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lawoti, Mahendra, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I: The problem: exclusion and its consequences
  • Political exclusion in democratizing Nepal
  • Exclusion and violent conflicts in Nepal: the Maoist insurgency and beyond
  • II: The context: multicultural society, political exclusion and majoritarian institutions
  • Cleavages, conflicts and sociocultural groups
  • The constitution as the source of exclusion
  • Inclusion in multicultural societies: accommodation through power sharing and autonomy
  • III: A method for inclusion: democratic deliberation
  • A method for selecting inclusive democratic political institutions
  • The process for designing an inclusive polity
  • IV: The solution: inclusive democratic political institutions
  • Federalism and group autonomy: group rights, public policies and inclusion
  • Proportionality: inclusion through equality and justice
  • Constitutional protection of minority rights
  • V: The future: a multicultural democratic Nepal
  • Multicultural democracy: congruence between the state and society.