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Development policy, inequity and civil war in Nepal

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  • Kishor Sharma

    (Faculty of Commerce, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia)

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It is argued that the civil war which erupted in Nepal in the mid 1990s had its seeds sown five decades ago when the country embarked on the economic development plan which placed a heavy emphasis on an urban-based import-substitution strategy. This strategy failed to benefit 86 per cent of the population who live in rural areas and rely on agriculture. This, together with poor governance, significantly increased unemployment, poverty and rural-urban inequality by the mid 1990s, leading to the eruption of civil war. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Kishor Sharma, 2006. "Development policy, inequity and civil war in Nepal," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(4), pages 553-569.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:18:y:2006:i:4:p:553-569
    DOI: 10.1002/jid.1252
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    2. Paudel, Bikash & Pandit, Januka & Reed, Brinton, 2013. "Fragmentation and conversion of agriculture land in Nepal and Land Use Policy 2012," MPRA Paper 58880, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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