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<p>A characterization of relationships between the sexes in terms of processes of reciprocal interaction in an analysis of Nyinba social structure. (Mark Turin 2004-06-14)</p>
<p>Nyin is a Tibetan root meaning 'sun' or 'day'. The author writes that until their emancipation fifty years ago, slaves were owned by Nyinba families. The slaves were said to be of Tibetan origin, spoke an identical Tibetan dialect, but were distinguished from their owners by a variant system of marriage and inheritance. It includes the transliterated version of the Tibetan text. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-10)</p>
<p>The author argues that accounts of fertility variations across cultures increasingly have come to be formulated in terms of the relative value of children to their parents. This value has been examined in diverse spheres of life and in different social environments, principally by economists and psychologists who are interested in identifying and measuring specific benefits and costs entailed. The author believes that one of the factors hindering the development of a more flexible, cross-culturally appropriate methodology has been narrow conceptions of "the family". This article considers this problem with reference to one group in northwestern Nepal. The article studies the "Nyinba", their economic and social structure and their demographic regime. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-24)</p>
<p>The article surveys webs of dependence in rural Nepal and discusses debt, poverty, and depopulation in the far northwest. The article states that serious indebtedness among Nepal's rural peasantry has been identified and has been the focus of periodic reforms since the time of King Prithvi Narayan Shah. Despite this, indebtedness remains a pervasive and unresolved problem throughout the country. Chronic debt is aggravated by exorbitant rates of interest and consumes limited household budgets already strained by low and often declining productivity in traditional agriculture. Thus debt may remain one of the fundamental economic problems in remote hill districts of Nepal. This article derives from a study of indebtedness in six villages of Humla district, and some of its findings may counter existing presumptions about debt in traditional rural villages of Nepal. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-11)</p>