Publication: Output-Based Aid in Nepal : Expanding Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas
Date
2004-12
ISSN
Published
2004-12
Author(s)
Intven, Hank
Sepúlveda, Edgardo
Howard, Curt
Abstract
A landlocked country in South Asia,
Nepal has a population of around 24 million, with about 88
percent living in rural areas, and a GDP per capita of about
$240. The government, headed by a prime minister, functions
as a multiparty parliamentary democracy within the framework
of a constitutional monarchy. In October 2002, however, the
new king dismissed the prime minister and his cabinet. The
king and his appointed cabinet are now governing the country
until elections are held. A Maoist insurgency, launched in
1996, threatens security in much of the country, a situation
exacerbated by frequent general strikes.
Citation
“Intven, Hank; Sepúlveda, Edgardo; Howard, Curt. 2004. Output-Based Aid in Nepal : Expanding Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas. OBApproaches; Note No. 2. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/d072ce01-e1d5-540e-b781-d77431c3fdef License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”