CONTENTS
Editorial Note
Page 1
Articles
Binit Gurung
Negotiating Difference: Being Indian Nepali in Delhi
Pages 3–31
Chudamani Basnet
Religion or Political Institutions? Revisiting Dor Bahadur Bista’s Fatalism and Development Thesis
Pages 33–58
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Special Theme: Politics in Republic Nepal
Krishna P. Khanal
Participatory Constitution-Making in Nepal (2008–2015)
Pages 59–101
Kåre Vollan
The 2017 Local Elections in Nepal: An Unusual Framework with Expected Consequences
Pages 103–128
Tilak P. Pathak
Campaign Finance and Its Implications for State Policy in Nepal
Pages 129–172
Commentary
Jiwan Kshetry
The Lokman Saga: How Citizens, Parliament, and the Judiciary Challenged the Abuse of Nepal’s Anti-Corruption Watchdog by Its Chief
Pages 173–214
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Book Reviews
Ian Gibson. 2017. Suffering and Hope: Christianity and Ethics among the Newars of Bhaktapur, reviewed by Ryan Conlon
Pages 215–221
Kalpana Jha. 2017. The Madhesi Upsurge and the Contested Idea of Nepal, reviewed by Abha Lal
Pages 221–224
Sanjaya Serchan. 2016. State and Society: Collected Writings, reviewed by Janak Rai
Pages 224–227
Dipak Gyawali, Michael Thompson and Marco Verweij, eds. 2017. Aid, Technology and Development: The Lessons from Nepal, reviewed by Anil Bhattarai
Pages 228–231
Jhalak Subedi. 2073 v.s. Bhūmi, Kisān ra Rājya: Nepalmā Rājya ra Kisānbīcko Sambandha, reviewed by Suresh Dhakal
Pages 231–234
Shobha Hamal Gurung. 2015. Nepali Migrant Women: Survival and Resistance in America, reviewed by Tina Shrestha
Pages 234–238
Ram Prasad Gyanwaly, ed. 2017. Political Economy of Nepal, reviewed by Naresh Neupane
Pages 238–241
Taralal Shrestha. 2017. Bandīpurdekhi Bandīpursamma, reviewed by Sambriddhi Kharel
Pages 242–246
Mona Chettri. 2017. Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland: Constructing Democracy, reviewed by Kalpana Jha
Pages 247–250
