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| paramendra |
Posted
on 03-Jun-02 02:41 PM
A Vision For Nepal
Paramendra Bhagat
June 3, 2002
http://www.geocities.com/paramendra/2002/nepal.html
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| MatribhumiNepal |
Posted
on 03-Jun-02 03:51 PM
Hello Paramendra,
We (MatribhumiNepal represents a group of people who think and act to promote prosperity (democratically, socially and economically) in Nepal) appreciate your effort in instigating important thought process for the progress in Nepal.
As we believe in:
1) Most people know what is wrong.
2) Some people know what is to be done.
3) Only few people know how to fix it.
We believe you have summarized what is wrong, and what is to be done quite extensibly, but we think we need some more insight on how to fix the problems.
For example, we need to know how to break the cycle of poverty and education? "Providing the lunch in School paid for by the revenues generated by the enhanced economic activities of the private sector". So, first the private sector has to have enhanced economic activities before hungry kids will be fed? (Who (kids) supposedly will contribute to enhance the economic activities in long run.)
Another one "Put in place clear anti-corruption laws that ensure a transparent government". Whom do you expect will put this law? There are many good laws already in the land, but, how to implement it? If a police man has to think of how to feed his hungry children when he goes home at the end of the shift, do you think that he will be interested in enforcing traffic laws? He will be happy to grab a 50 rupees note and give the violator a green signal after a trafiic violation.
We hope that you will not think this as a negative criticism of a very thoughtful article, but, what we are asking is 'a concrete workable solution' which will work in Nepal.
We hope that your article will start a constructive discussion.
Thanks for the article.
MatribhumiNepal
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| paramendra |
Posted
on 02-Aug-02 10:12 AM
Responses to MatribhumiNepal
http://www.geocities.com/paramendra/2002/nepal2.html
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| paramendra |
Posted
on 04-Aug-02 11:33 AM
A Vision For Nepal (II)
Paramendra Bhagat
August 2, 2002
Responses to MatribhumiNepal
".....how to break the cycle of poverty and education?"
This is an open debate. I appreciate your stating that problems are rather complex. There are no quick fixes. But one has to start somewhere. Discussions are no solutions, but that is where solutions start.
".....So, first the private sector has to have enhanced economic activities before hungry kids will be fed?"
It is not a priority list, or a shopping list, first item 1, then 2. They have to be done simultaneously. Your comment smacks of unnecessary cynicism.
".....Another one "Put in place clear anti-corruption laws that ensure a transparent government". Whom do you expect will put this law? There are many good laws already in the land, but, how to implement it? If a police man has to think of how to feed his hungry children when he goes home at the end of the shift, do you think that he will be interested in enforcing traffic laws? He will be happy to grab a 50 rupees note and give the violator a green signal after a trafiic violation....."
(1) Obviously the parliament enacts laws. (2) It is not true there already are good-enough laws in place, though it is true whatever laws exist have not been put into action fully. For example, we need a law that all members of parliament, and all ministers have to publicly disclose their total assets upon coming into office, and when they leave office. (3) You implement laws by giving the anti-abuse-authority law enforcement agency real teeth. Make it autonomous. (4) The policeman is not the poorest person in Nepal. On the other hand, as the country prospers, so should there be an increase in salaries for policemen/government officials. Why not? Corruption among policemen has to be tackled just like among politicians.
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