Decentralization in Nepal

Nepal provides a striking context for examining decentralization programs because the country is highly centralized politically yet has poor communications and transportation. Its development performance has also lagged. Decentralization has been promulgated by the ruling elite in order to increase...

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Published inWorld development Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 61 - 75
Main Authors Bienen, Henry, Kapur, Devesh, Parks, James, Riedinger, Jeffrey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, Eng Elsevier Ltd 1990
Elsevier
Pergamon Press
Pergamon Press Inc
SeriesWorld Development
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Decentralization
Decentralization in government
Efficiency, Administrative
Governmental reform
Nepal
Public administration
Nepal
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Summary:Nepal provides a striking context for examining decentralization programs because the country is highly centralized politically yet has poor communications and transportation. Its development performance has also lagged. Decentralization has been promulgated by the ruling elite in order to increase participation, defang opposition, and improve efficiency. This study shows the difficulties involved in setting priorities, planning, and implementing programs at district and subdistrict levels. It also shows that there are dangers from the capture of local progrmas by local elites. Moreover, decentralization appears to have further burdened the system of informational flows between the center and the peripheral areas without any notable improvement in efficiency.
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ISSN:0305-750X
1873-5991
DOI:10.1016/0305-750X(90)90103-5