Trade and Industry of Nepal During the Rana Period

Contents: Acknowledgement. 1. Introduction: 1. Geographical location and historical background. 2. Economic activities during Rana period. 3. Justification of the study. 4. Review of literature. 5. Scope and limitation of the study. 6. Structure of the study. 7. Methodology. II. Internal trade: 1. Introduction. 2. Government policy and regulations. 3. State intervention in trade. 4. Price rising trend and control system. 5. Conclusion. III. Nepal-Tibet trade: 1. Background. 2. Treaty of Thapathali and its impacts. 3. Trading routes, centres, customs posts and imports-exports. 4. Crisis in Nepal - Tibet trade. 5. British involvement in Trans-Himalayan trade. 6. Ends of Nepal\'s Hegemony in Trans-Himalayan Trade. 7. Nepalese traders and Phari routes. 8. Barter trade between salt and foodgrains and crisis in it. 9. Nepal-Tibet trade and Nepalese representative at Lhasa. 10. Quinquennial Mission as a commercial agent. 11. Commercial taxation. 12. Commercial revenue. 13. Trading communities. 14. Conclusions. IV. Indo-Nepal trade: 1. Indo-Nepal trade before Rana period. 2. General pattern of trade, traders, routes and centres. 3. Commercial policies, treaties and agreements. 4. Composition and volume of trade and Nepalese trading agencies in India. 5. Commercial taxation. 6. Conclusion. V. Modern industries: 1. Background of modern industries. 2. Government industrial agencies and registered industries. 3. Successful industries. 4. Conclusion. VI. Cottage industries: 1. Background. 2. Rana policy. 3. Condition of cottage industries. 4. Categories of cottage industries. 5. Deterioration. VII. Conclusion. Glossary. Selected bibliography. Appendices.