| Author | Ghimire, Madhav Prasad |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-92-10 |
| Subject(s) | Rural development--Nepal
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-92-10 |
| Abstract | The government of Nepal adopted a wide range of strategies and models in search of a formula which could put an end to or at least alleviate poverty and reduce unemployment and inequality. The quest for appropriate strategies has ranged from the holistic approach of rural development to sectoral programs and then back to the intelTelated package of factors represented by integrated rural development. On one side, we are ve1y optimistic about the success of the poverty oriented programs. On the other side, several studies warn that the problems are st.ill continuing. Whether the rural development programs suffer from implementation gap or policy defects or weak recipient system is still not clear. The critical issue is how poor people can ,;. be brought into the mainstream of development. This study is an attempt to examine and isolate the explicit as well as implicit elements that account for the failure of development programs and strategies to reach the rnral poor, who were intended to be benefitt.ed from these programs. The study confirms that these programs fail to reach the poor and reveals that the benefits from poverty oriented programs is affected by a combination of factors related to scope and design, planning and implementation and the capacity of the target beneficiaries. In spite of various P APs implemented, the coverage of such programs remains at best limited and sectorally fragmented. The programs by design tend to focus on small holders and those with some productive assets. The excessive emphasis given to the land based development by a majority of P APs have hardly fulfilled the interest of the rmal poor who are landless or near landless. Stlll they do not address the problems which most affect the landless. The coverage of programs is wide but the components are not enough to cover the poor people as a whole. The scope is further limited mainly by institutional bottlenecks. P APs have generalized the rnral problem of the entire count1y and followed an approach to provide benefits without targeting the poor and considering tJ1e constrains of the poor. One of the weakest and most neglected dimensions on implementation of P APs is the poor quality of administration at the point of service delive1y. What becomes apparent from the study is the need to formulate a strategy that can better address the needs of the poor. Identification and articulation of real development needs of the target groups and strong orientation towards well defined target groups are found to be critical elements in planning the P APs. Tbe P APs should attempt to build strong, viable and participato1y organizations at grassroots. The poor should be enabled to build critical awareness of their existing reality and the programs. Since the contact point of PAPs is the field, it is there that administration an |
| Year | 1992 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-92-10 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Demaine, H.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Demaine, H. ;Routray, J.K.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology |