About the Book: Livelihood Insecurity And Social Conflict In Nepal
Livelihood insecurity and social conflict are manifest in contemporary Nepal.
The country is in the process of an enormous transformation. Nepalese society,
historically organized as hierarchical and feudal, has experienced 10 years of
armed conflict (February 1996 to November 2006), a conflict stimulating the
quest for access to development, questioning traditional power relations and
practices of social exclusion. Further, peoples uprising of April 2006 and the
subsequent change process has brought fundamental transformation and opened new
avenues for Nepal to move towards an open, inclusive and liberal democracy, and
peace and prosperity. However, institutionalization of these achievements
requires