| Author | Basnet, Kedar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. HS-88-14 |
| Subject(s) | Community development--Nepal
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| Note | A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-88-14 |
| Abstract | A well integrated network of market centres generates economic
growth in t he countryside through purchase of agricultural products and
supply of consumer goods . Functions of individual market centres are
analysed to examine how far the market centres effectively serve t he rural
areas and indeed help to generate economic growth in the countryside. The
analysis includes the market prices of the standard goods, flow of goods
and commodities, and origin of customers at the market centres . Marketing
being a recently developed commercial activity most of the market centres
are found to be trading imported goods . The prices of goods and
commodities are found to be higher in the remote areas where there are
poor transport linkages . The rural population has bypassed small market
centres for their major transactions in buying and selling . Small market s
are identified as the centres of entertainment to isolated rural
population . The concentration of administration and transport facilities
in the t own have dominated small markets with regard to market functions.
It is verified that small markets have overall higher frequencies of
visits than bigger centres. Based on the analysis it is recommended t hat
the transport network must be developed to l ink small market centres. This
could stimulate the countryside for market oriented agricultural
production. The investigation of enroute market centres verified their
development to become trade centres, initiating economic development in
their hinterland through the supply of consumer goods at cheaper prices
and purchase of agricultural produce at t he price level of the town. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-88-14 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Demaine, Harvey; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weber, Karl E. ;Dias, Hiran D. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |