Nepal - A Country Study
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INTRODUCTION
Table A. Nepal: Chronology of Important Events
COUNTRY PROFILE: NEPAL
GEOGRAPHY
SOCIETY
ECONOMY
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
NATIONAL SECURITY
Chapter 1. NEPAL: HISTORICAL SETTING
ANCIENT NEPAL, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 700
The Early Kingdom of the Licchavis, 400-750
MEDIEVAL NEPAL, 750-1750
The Malla Kings
The Three Kingdoms
THE MAKING OF MODERN NEPAL
The Struggle for Power at Court
The Enclosing of Nepal
Infighting among Aristocratic Factions
RANA RULE, NEPAL
The Kot Massacre
The Dictatorship of Jang Bahadur
The Rana Oligarchy
The Growth of Political Parties
The Return of the King
The Democratic Experiment
The Panchayat System under King Mahendra
Modernization under King Birendra
Chapter 2. NEPAL: The Society and Its Environment
GEOGRAPHY, NEPAL
The Mountain Region
The Hill Region
The Tarai Region
Climate
The River System
POPULATION, NEPAL
Dependency and Sex Ratios
Fertility and Mortality
Population Density
Urbanization
Migration
Lifetime Regional Migration
Circular Migration
Population Planning
Caste and Ethnicity
The Caste System
Language
SOCIAL SYSTEM AND VALUES, NEPAL
Rural Society and Kinship
Women's Status and Role in Society
Social Classes and Stratification
RELIGION, NEPAL
Hinduism
Buddhism
EDUCATION, NEPAL
Education since 1951
HEALTH, NEPAL
Diseases and Disease Control
Health-Care Facilities
Chapter 3. NEPAL: The Economy
ECONOMIC SETTING, NEPAL
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT, NEPAL
The Five-Year Plans
Other Development Programs
BUDGETING PROCESS, NEPAL
Regular and Development Budget
Taxation
MONEY AND BANKING, NEPAL
FOREIGN TRADE, NEPAL
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, NEPAL
FOREIGN AID, NEPAL
LABOR, NEPAL
AGRICULTURE, NEPAL
LAND REFORM, NEPAL
FORESTS, NEPAL
INDUSTRY, NEPAL
Manufacturing
Private Industry
Public Companies
Minerals
ENERGY, NEPAL
TRANSPORTATION, NEPAL
Roads
Railroads
Ropeways
Civil Aviation
Other Modes of Transportation
COMMUNICATIONS, NEPAL
TOURISM, NEPAL
PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS, NEPAL
Chapter 4. NEPAL: Government and Politic
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NEPAL
The Interim Constitution, 1951
The Royal Constitution of 1959
The Panchayat Constitution, 1962
Constitutional Amendments
The Referendum of 1980
The Constitution of 1990
Other Features of the Constitution
The Executive
The Legislature
The Judiciary
The Civil Service
The Administrative System
POLITICAL DYNAMICS, NEPAL
Political Parties
The Communist Parties
Other Political Parties
Elections
The 1986 Elections
Local Elections in 1987
The 1991 Elections
THE MEDIA, NEPAL
FOREIGN POLICY, NEPAL
Relations with India
Relations with Other South Asian Nations
Bhutan
Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Relations with China
Relations with the United States
Relations with Britain
Relations with the Soviet Union
Relations with Other Countries
International and Regional Organizations
Chapter 5. NEPAL: National Security
ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY, NEPAL
From the Anglo-Nepalese War to World War II
Arrangements after World War II
Legal Basis under the 1990 Constitution
ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMED FORCES, NEPAL
Defense Spending
Missions
Internal Security
Force Dispositions and Capabilities
Recruitment, Training, and Morale
Rank Structure and Insignia
Gurkhas Serving Abroad
MILITARY JUSTICE, NEPAL
THE POLICE SYSTEM, NEPAL
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, NEPAL
The Court System
THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT, NEPAL
India
China
Internal Security Considerations
THE MILITARY IN THE EARLY 1990S, NEPAL
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