| Author | Shrestha, Jeevan Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. HS-90-24 |
| Subject(s) | Industry--Location
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-90-24 |
| Abstract | This study analyses the locational pattern of manufacturing
industries, employing more than ten workers and having equipment
not less than ten HP energy in Nepal, in general and in the
Kathmandu Valley in particular. The study make s use of various
techniques - such as Coefficient of Localization to determine the
concentration or dispersal of manufacturing industries, Location
Quotient to describe the magnitude or degree of relative development of manufacturing industries and Mix & Share Analysis to
compare the changes of economic activities of regions in relation to the changes taking place at the national level - to analyze the results.
The findings, as the results of the study show, indicate
that manufacturing industries are dispersed throughout the country. Metal a nd iron industries, however, are specialized in the
Kathmandu Valley . Kathmandu Valley occupies third rank overall in
terms of number of establishments , number of person engaged,
gross output and value added in the country 's total. Kathmandu
Valley has smaller area a nd far less population than other
Development Regions . Hence, it can be said that its third ranking overall implies that manufacturing industries are more or
less localized .
Convenience and accessibility to the market, co- operation
and inducement from central and local government were main reasons for locating industries in the Kathmandu Valley . Low land
price, easy and good transportation facilities were the key
factors for selection of their respective locations mostly outside the municipality boundary in ribbon zones and periphery of
the Valley. However, most of the industrialists expressed that
government should provide urban infrastructure, low purchasing
price of land facilities and credit subsidies . Thus a greater
emphasis is necessary regarding the effective implementation of
decision taken by Industrial Promotion Board in May 1989 to
restrict selected industries in the Kathmandu Valley and government policy should be specific regarding the scale as well as
the type of industries to b e established in Kathmandu Valley.
Similarly, government should promote industrial growth outside
the Kathmandu Valley by providing incentives to the industrial |
| Year | 1990 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-90-24 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Wickramanayake, B.W.E. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, Jayant Kumar ;Higuchi, Yoichiro
|
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development
Agency - Broad Based Development
Program (CIDA - BBDP); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 |