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    <title>Democracy, competition, and choice</title>
    <subTitle>emerging local self-government in Nepal</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Martinussen, John.</namePart>
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    <place>
      <placeTerm type="text">New Delhi</placeTerm>
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    <place>
      <placeTerm type="text">Thousand Oaks</placeTerm>
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    <publisher>Sage Publications</publisher>
    <dateIssued>1995</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <language>
    <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
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  <physicalDescription>
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    <extent>224 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>1. Introduction -- 2. The Political Economy of Decentralisation in Nepal -- 3. The Legal Framework for Local Government -- 4. Organisation of Local Authorities -- 5. The Division of Responsibilities and the Capacity of Local Authorities -- 6. Local Authorities and Non-local Agencies -- 7. Financial Arrangements and the Capacity of Local Authorities -- 8. Conclusions -- 9. Strategic Principles for Strengthening Local Authorities -- 10. Decentralisation Strategies for Nepal: Specific Proposals -- 11. Summary of Proposals -- Annexures: A The Base-line Surveys of Local Authorities -- Annexures: B The Number of Deconcentrated Offices of Central Government Departments and Agencies, 1984 and 1992 -- Annexures: C National Planning Commission: Guidelines for District Plan Preparation -- Annexures: D Information Sources.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">John Martinussen.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-224).</note>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Decentralization in government</topic>
    <geographic>Nepal</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Local government</topic>
    <geographic>Nepal</geographic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">JS7180.3.A3 M37 1995</classification>
  <classification authority="ddc">352.05496 MAD 1995</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">8170364523</identifier>
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