Nepal Human Development Report 2001

The Nepal Human Development Report 2001 explores the twin concerns of Poverty Reduction and Governance through the lens of human development. The Report finds that although public policy in Nepal takes human development as its overarching goal, the country's citizens continue to suffer from low life expectancy, low literacy and living conditions that deny them dignity. In short, Nepal's levels of human development remain among the lowest in the world. Poverty perpetuates itself because of inequality in the distribution of resources and opportunities. To find a way out of this situation, the Report draws on the country's heritage in social mobilization, suggesting that human development and good governance can create a "virtuous cycle." As governance improves, resource allocation becomes more equitable, leading poverty to decline and human development levels to rise. Conversely, as health, education and living conditions improve, people's capacity to participate in decision-making processes grows, and citizen ownership of governance bodies and institutions expands, producing greater transparency and equity in the distribution of resources and heightened effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery.

Year: 2001

Type: National Reports

Region: Asia and the Pacific

Country: Nepal

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Nepal Human Development Report 2009

This Report argues that representation can become a catalyst for creating a society that offers greater equality and justice to all in a number of spheres. And a significant change in political representation demands active, equitable involvement of those now excluded from the processes of framing and implementing policy. This calls first and foremost for opening state structures to participation by groups that have never before engaged in governance. It means transforming the State and Nepali society as the vast majority of the country’s inhabitants have known it through most of their lives. This report explores how reform of the electoral system, enhancement of the democratic culture of political parties, and greater decentralisation can widen and deepen the quality of representation and participation, and thus democracy.

Year: 2009

Type: National Reports

Region: Asia and the Pacific

Country: Nepal

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Nepal Human Development Report- 2004

The Nepal Human Development Report 2004 concentrates on empowerment. The empowerment approach stresses enhancing people's abilities to realize their basic rights and exercise the freedoms promised by democratic forms of governance. It creates the conditions necessary to enable the poor to take advantage of poverty-reduction opportunities by strengthening their socio-cultural, economic and political capabilities. Empowerment also entails a restructuring of these opportunities themselves:

Year: 2004

Type: National Reports

Region: Asia and the Pacific

Country: Nepal

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