Subject(s): Local government -- Democratization -- Politics and government -- Local leadership -- Democracy -- Political parties in Nepal -- Distributional coalition in Nepal -- Democracy and ethnic organizations in Nepal -- Madhesi people -- Nepal tarai -- Dispute settlements at the local level -- Maoist peoples government -- Community development in Nepal -- Foreign aid -- Development -- Channing power structure in rural Bangladesh -- Struggles for local government : India -- Caste system -- Panchayati raj and gender relations in India -- Local government reforms in Pakistan -- Local democracy - Sri Lanka