TY - BOOK AU - Aziz,Abdul AU - Arnold,David D. TI - Decentralised governance in Asian countries SN - 0803992920 U1 - 352.05 PY - 1996/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Decentralization in government KW - Asia KW - Local government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction / Abdul Aziz and David D. Arnold --2. Issues in Decentralised Governance / Rajni Kothari -- 3. Local Self-government System in Rural Bangladesh / Mohammad Mohabbat Khan -- 4. Decentralised Governance and its Impact on Rural Society in Bangladesh / Zarina Rahman Khan -- 5. Chinese Village Autonomy: Present Status and Future Prospects / Wang Zhenyao -- 6. The Villager's Self-government in Lishu County, Jilin Province of the People's Republic of China / Cao Guoying and Zhang Houan -- 7. Panchayats: The Local Self-government System in India / George Mathew -- 8. Power of the People: The Karnataka Experiment / Abdul Aziz, Charles Nelson and Devendra Babu -- 9. Decentralisation and Local Self-governments in Nepal: An Overview / Soorya L. Amatya -- 10. Decentralised Governance and Planning Process: A Case Study of the Karnali-Bheri Integrated Rural Development (K-BIRD) Project, Nepal / Sant B. Gurung ER -