Institutional Change in Nepal: Liberalization, Maoist Movement, Rise of Political Consciousness and Constitutional Change

Khanal, Kalpana; Bracarense, Natalia

doi:10.1080/09538259.2020.1812197

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“…Civil society perceived local governments as weak performers in service delivery and as agents who have failed in democratic and inclusive development (Acharya & Zafarullah, 2020). The transition from a unitary to a federal system does not appear to have guaranteed the voice of the people (Khanal & Bracarense, 2022), and citizens have begun to suspect that their representatives are optimising their interests through opaque activities (Acharya & Zafarullah, 2020). Corruption and misconduct at the local level are escalating within a vulnerable rule of law and weak government efficiency (Acharya & Scott, 2022).…”

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Local governmentsʼ accountability and public trust in Nepal: Does participation make a difference?

Han,

Aryal,

Hwang

2024

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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This study developed an analytical framework enabling a better understanding of the relationship between accountability and public trust through the moderation effect of public participation. To test the relationship empirically, a cross‐sectional survey was conducted in three local governments of two provinces in Nepal. The results demonstrated that the constructs of transparency, responsiveness, and public participation were significant predictors of public trust in Nepal, whereas liability and controllability were not significant predictors. These findings suggest that trust in the government depended on the governmentʼs performance and cultural aspects of people in Nepal, with performance aspects being more influential. These findings have theoretical and practical implications. The study contributes to the “performance‐trust model” presented in the existing literature by adding the moderating effect of perceived public participation.

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Local governmentsʼ accountability and public trust in Nepal: Does participation make a difference?

Han,

Aryal,

Hwang

2024

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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“…Receiving the best possible benefits from international collaboration, such as climate actions, is vital. In Nepal, protection and liberalization have shaped the natural resource policy [34].…”

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Climate Policy Reform in Nepal through the Lenses of the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework

2022

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Successful climate change mitigation requires the commitment of rapidly developing low-income countries. Although most of them have strategies to tackle a fair share of the burden, implementation is low despite large amounts of international aid. We aimed to identify the dynamics underpinning their low implementation, using Nepal as a case study. Aid-dependent Nepal is vulnerable to climate change and committed to its mitigation while pursuing democracy and development. We applied an institutional analysis and development framework as well as an institutional grammar tool to analyze national climate policy. We found that the current national institutions did not enable effective climate change mitigation. Despite relevant political decisions being made, the arrangements were enacted slowly. Contrary to development issues, climate issues were not tackled across all of the relevant sectors, such as waste management, traffic, and agriculture, nor across governance levels, while there was little coherence between development and climate policies. Instead, community forestry was set in the main charge of climate actions, as explained by the history of development collaboration. Additionally, climate education was mainly addressed to local communities rather than to decision-makers. We conclude that building local institutions and funding addressed effectively, even to local actors, are key options to improve the implementation of the national climate strategies of Nepal and low-income countries.

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Remittances and Households within Neoliberalism: A “Triple Movement”

Khanal¹,

Todorova²

2021

Journal of Economic Issues

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Institutional Change in Nepal: Liberalization, Maoist Movement, Rise of Political Consciousness and Constitutional Change

Cited by 6 publications

References 34 publications

Local governmentsʼ accountability and public trust in Nepal: Does participation make a difference?

Local governmentsʼ accountability and public trust in Nepal: Does participation make a difference?

Climate Policy Reform in Nepal through the Lenses of the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework

Remittances and Households within Neoliberalism: A “Triple Movement”

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