There were five American editors at my dinner table that evening. As the coffee was being served, I tossed a question: "If a great tidal wave rose and washed
What to do with foreign aid, and what to do without it? I have wrestled with this question in the Nepali context for a major part of my working life,
The cause of the poor directly and indirectly constitutes the basis for practically every foreign-aided development project in Nepal. The state of poverty in this poorest of poor countries
NOTES FROM AN AUGUST 1991 CONFERENCE IN QINGHAI PROVINCE
In August 1991, China´s western provinces — rich in natural resources and home to many of China´s "national minorities&
On 23 August 1991, the Sub-Commission on Prevention and Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the United Nations, in Geneva, adopted a resolution expressing, concern at the "continuing
The "NGO movement" in Nepal is overwhelmingly urban-based and entirely dependent on foreign assistance. There are more than 50 non-governmental organisations that claim to work for
The Asian Development Bank's lending to Nepal is increasing, but its profile remains low. As its influence spreads, will the ADB become as overbearing as the World Bank?
A number of foreign agencies and voluntary agencies have been participating in the "development" of Tibet since about 1987. In the last couple of years, however, the pace
There are those in the developed world who try to salve their conscience by throwing a few dollars to the South for charity. But there are also a few who
Ram Sharan Mahat was appointed Vice-Chairman of Nepal´s National Planning Commission, the highest policy-making body, after the Nepali Congress Government came to power in May 1991. He
Foreign assistance in Nepal has involved multiple donors, billions of rupees and numerous projects — all funding remarkable portions of all Five Year Plans.
The year 1951 was remarkable for two
To: Mahesh P. Acharya
Minister of State for Finance
Ministry of Finance, Bagh Durbar, Kathmandu
From: Madhukar S.J.B. Rana
Subject: The need to reform foreign aid administration for
