An analysis of the 2005 Japanese general election: Will Koizumi's political reforms endure?

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Japan's Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro has made efforts to reform both Japan's economy and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after coming back to power with a landslide victory in the 2005 election. But doubts are raised regarding the enduring impact of his political reforms on either his party or electoral politics.

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Evaluating Nepal's integrated "security" and "development" policy: Development, democracy, and counterinsurgency

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Development, democratization, and security policies have a complex and often troubled relationship in Nepal. This relationship is explored in terms of both the grievance underlying the insurgency and the government's overall security and development responses.

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Land tenure, democracy, and insurgency in Nepal: Peasant support for insurgency versus democracy

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The ability of the Nepal's Maoist party to mobilize peasants for insurgency, which is a dangerous thing as compared to convincing them to vote, which is less risky, has been elaborated.

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