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Nepal’s new National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission
This pivotal constitutional body for federalism’s survival and success will get an all-important head this week Nepal’s Constitutional Council recently recommended candidates to chair a number of constitutional bodies. This week, Parliamentary hearings will commence for the confirmation of each these candidates, and su [...]
What are the impacts of the child grant policy in Nepal on Dalit women? A qualitative analysis
Policy makers worldwide have been capitalizing on women’s altruism to address household poverty. Poverty reduction resources mobilized through women have been proven to be more effective and efficient than the resources mobilized through men in terms of addressing household poverty in general and child poverty in part [...]
Role and space of civil society organizations in decentralized Nepal
Dr. Varughese began with a situation update in Nepal and how the transition from 1 government to 761 governments came about. Under the new Constitution promulgated in September 2015, each of these 761 governments are co-equal. He also briefly described the modern political history of Nepal and explored the idea of civi [...]