Paradise Lost?: State Failure in Nepal

By Ali Riaz and Subho Basu

Book Overview

Paradise Lost? examines the state-society relationships in Nepal and demonstrates that the nature of the state, disjuncture between the state and the society, and the rupture of the ideological hegemony of the ruling class of Nepal have created a situation where existing institutional frameworks are disintegrating and the state is unraveling rapidly.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739146645
• ISBN13: 9780739146644
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"