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Nepal : Development Policy Review, Restarting Growth and Poverty Reduction

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-20T16:02:09Z
dc.date.available2012-06-20T16:02:09Z
dc.date.issued2005-03
dc.description.abstractThe report provides an assessment of Nepal's progress in development, and discusses the development policy agenda and priorities to accelerate development. The aim of the Development Policy Review (DPR) is to inform both on Government policies and further refinement of the country's poverty reduction strategy, as well as the Bank assistance and policy dialogue. It is based on the 10th Five Year Plan (2002-2007) and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), and, presents a menu of policies that address three related development themes. First, is the need to restart and accelerate growth mainly through commercializing agriculture, and increasing trade and competitiveness; second, is making growth more inclusive, by focusing on developing agriculture and the lagging Western regions; and, third, is improving governance and public service delivery by strengthening institutions at both the national and local government levels. However, implementing many policies will require a political consensus and mitigating, if not ending, the adverse effects o f the insurgency, and political discord among the principal actors. The review highlights the risks of an alternative scenario if a consensus is not reached, and the majority of the policies recommended are not implemented. Recommendations include: On economic management - improving high level monitoring of economic, trade, transport, and agricultural performance, with the inclusion of the private sector; addressing the emerging and contingent fiscal liabilities; raising revenues by devolving administrative power and budgets; and, improving public expenditure management. Concerning agriculture, trade, and the investment climate - promoting the commercialization of agriculture; adopting a comprehensive strategy for lagging regions, in particular the far- Western hills and mountain areas; amending the labor act to make the labor market more flexible; and, promote and enhance transport, power, and telecommunications sectors with revisions to existing laws. On public services delivery - strengthening institutions, improving civil service performance and professionalism, and, foster decentralization. Most important, social protection programs should be rationalized by evaluating their impact and cost-benefits.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5734405/nepal-development-policy-review-restarting-growth-poverty-reduction
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/8530
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8530
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectADVERTISING
dc.subjectADVOCACY
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBIDDING
dc.subjectCARTELS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCROSS SUBSIDIZATION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC JUSTICE
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectETHNIC DIVERSITY
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectETHNOLINGUISTIC FRACTIONALIZATION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMERGERS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNET WORTH
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectQUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREHABILITATION
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectTAX REFORMS
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleNepal : Development Policy Review, Restarting Growth and Poverty Reductionen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2005-04-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:10:10.776752Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Development Policy Review (DPR)
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5734405/nepal-development-policy-review-restarting-growth-poverty-reduction
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid356141468060890938
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20050414112907
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5734405
okr.identifier.report29382
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/04/14/000012009_20050414112907/Rendered/PDF/293820NP.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.sectorIndustry and trade
okr.sectorHealth and other social services
okr.sectorEducation
okr.sectorAgriculture
okr.sectorfishing
okr.sectorand forestry
okr.sectorPublic Administration
okr.sectorLaw
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.unitPREM Sector Unit (SASPR)
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