| Author | Joshi, Shree Krishna |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-81-12 |
| Subject(s) | Rural development--Nepal--Khopasi Village
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The basic necessities of life being food, shelter and clothing, employment. or prosperity were generated through agriculture. This fact was accepted by the
people, bureaucrats and decision-makers. In most cases
people, bureaucrats and decision-makers had various
perceptions and priority of development tasks. These
variations, though they- exist, are not as great as might be
expected. There is much greater agreement about the needs
which are considered most important. This unexpectedly low degree of variations in perception of the needs among three groups is partly due to the fact that most of the
bureaucrats or decision-makers are also from the Khopasi
village itself.
There are differences in the perception of needs among
the people and those who decide on the local development
activities intended to benefit villagers. The view expressed. by the bureaucrats, i.e., "villagers do not really know what they want. It is, therefore, up to the Panchayat members to guide them in order to achieve all kinds of rural development goals" was not accepted by the villagers. The people of Khopasi are actually better aware of their needs such as shelter, drinking water, health care or sanitation
and can thus identify them.
Every year the annual routine works on rural development. have been formulated but they have never been carried out in such a manner that would enable them to last for even several years. The panchayat members and decision-makers have been mainly responsible for not carrying out these development works. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Weber, Karl E.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Dias, Hiran D. ; Angel, Shlomo
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Carl Duisberg-Gesellschaft e.v |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1981 |