tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32510046661536354222024-03-14T02:03:17.806-07:00Kanchan Kharel's BlogSocio-economic Issues, Development Practices and Public PolicyKanchan Kharelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581152828043831393noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-71067966981641531762014-04-24T20:45:00.002-07:002014-04-24T20:45:46.343-07:00Politicization- a deadly disease
Few days back when I was reading this book Nepal 2030: A vision for peaceful and prosperous nation in which one of the concluding remarks by Dr. Sagar Raj Sharma in the beginning chapter lured me to craft this article. As he finished his chapter Building a bridge towards development: Nepalese Economy in 2030 saying, “Our future will depend not on what will happen to us, but on what we decide toKanchan Kharelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581152828043831393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-91044480870623757932013-11-14T22:31:00.000-08:002013-11-15T00:46:20.911-08:00REDEFINING LEADERSHIP: YOUTH TAKE LEAD!
Kanchan Prasad Kharel &
Pratyush Nath Upreti
Freelancer Writer &
Youth Activist
The moment we realize the problem
of present Nepalese politics lies in self-centered, omniscient and know-all
attitude of the top leaders of major political parties then we are doing
justice with ourselves. If this very realization within us genuinely triggers
the need of revolution in the political Kanchan Kharelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581152828043831393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-49345792834632850202013-11-14T01:50:00.004-08:002013-11-14T01:50:55.380-08:00Electoral Education for Youth
The second Constituent Assembly (CA) elections to be held on November 19 have become the talk of the country. While political parties and candidates contesting in the elections have been campaigning in full swing, Nepalis all over the country, and even abroad, are talking about it everywhere – from social gatherings to family get-togethers to social media – discussing and speculating Kanchan Kharelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581152828043831393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-91441786053499956672013-11-12T05:56:00.000-08:002013-11-12T05:57:02.652-08:00The Five Percent
Voting rights for under 18
The right to vote is the most privileged form of power vested in the people in a democracy. Not only does it give people the opportunity to choose their representatives, it also puts them and their representatives in the cycle of responsibility and accountability.
According to Nepali laws, an individual must complete 18 years of age in order to be eligible to vote,Kanchan Kharelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581152828043831393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-59063069944921110972013-09-24T19:18:00.004-07:002013-09-24T19:18:40.888-07:00Give Youth a Chance
- Surath Giri & Kanchan Pd. Kharel
The current state of Nepali politics has frustrated the majority, if not all Nepali youth. Youth response to current political developments has ranged from complacent indifference to active hatred. As a result, an important segment of the population does not find any stake in the ongoing political process. Will my vote really make a difference? Or am I Kanchan Kharelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581152828043831393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-26277307664990110302013-06-10T19:26:00.003-07:002013-06-10T19:28:25.762-07:00Scrutinizing Nepal-China economic relation
According to Foreign
Investment Opportunities 2009 Report, produced by Government of Nepal,
Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Commerce and Supplies, the main objectives
of Nepal economic diplomacy are to enhance the flow of foreign direct
investments (FDIs) into the country, to promote Nepal’s export trade and
attract greater number of tourists to Nepal. Therefore, there is a need
to Kanchan Kharelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581152828043831393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-91780545423184882092013-05-12T07:20:00.002-07:002013-05-12T07:24:26.697-07:00Two Worlds
Jared Diamond, in his book Guns, Germs and Steel
talks about the roots of inequalities in the world. Human beings have been continuously developing their capabilities to achieve more food, good shelter, long life, wealth and prosperity. For instance, 13,000 year ago, hunters and gatherers had to travel from one place to another looking for new food sources. Later, human beings discovered Kanchan Kharelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581152828043831393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-83777976657493233062013-05-01T09:44:00.002-07:002013-05-01T09:44:12.232-07:00Youth Stay Independent
The Interim Election Council in Nepal is calling on ‘fresh’ Constituent Assembly (CA) election soon this year while the minor parties outcry over four parties-led CA proposition. Whatever the outcome of the power talk may be, the reality stands in its place that both the major and minor parties combined, are responsible for the unconstitutional landing of our country and the demise of the Kanchan Kharelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581152828043831393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-92165228138077345412013-04-07T08:30:00.000-07:002013-04-07T08:30:29.255-07:00Overhauling Social Work Education
The development of Professional Social Work (SW)
education in Nepal is in its ‘youth’ stage. It has completed 17 years since its
inception in 1996. Like any adolescent, SW education in Nepal is experiencing
complex issues and challenges
.
Many social work graduates drop out prior to
their Masters in Social Work while over 1,000 students from more than 34
colleges under four different Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-69894483881612700912013-04-06T02:26:00.002-07:002013-04-07T08:24:42.679-07:00Overhauling Social Work Education (Comment Version)
Published in The Republica-Gennext of 3rd April, 2013
I am very happy to receive comments on my article 'Overhauling Social Work in Nepal' published on 3rd April, 2013. I hope to see changes in Social Work (SW) education system in Nepal. I am sure SW educators and institutions will work collectively for improvisations.
Here are some of the important comments that I receivedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-24649369506713807792012-12-18T08:57:00.001-08:002013-04-07T00:50:34.316-07:00Current Youth Bulge in Nepal: Demographic Bonus or Challenge
Abstract:
The central argument of this paper
is that Youth Bulge is a transitional phenomenon that appears during the
Demographic Transition of any developing country like Nepal. The Youth Bulge
should be seen as the interaction of increasing/decreasing ‘fertility’ and
‘mortality’ rates. Considering it as demographic ‘bonus’ or ‘challenge’ require
a broad understanding of to what extent the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-14576546015892723302012-09-04T02:20:00.000-07:002012-12-18T09:39:02.071-08:00Social Inclusion: A Critical Note through Cultural Perspective
A closer look to the
recent ethnic movement in Nepal gives us an idea about two major components in
the list of National Interest. As suggested by Dr Uddhav Pyakurel in his
dissertation about these demands, he says, first is the federal structure
government based on the principle of caste/ethnicity; and second is the social
inclusion for the marginalized communities in every sector of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-89319348189122793582012-08-11T09:45:00.000-07:002012-12-18T09:40:55.358-08:00IYD for whom?
IYD for whom?
This week was
too hectic for me. I had couple of arrangements to do for International Youth Day
(IYD), 2012 celebrations. My mind was about to burst, but then I succeeded to
survive from its terror. The day before the actual IYD day, I finally managed
to take some quality time out with my best friend.
We went to a fine
restaurant and sat on its garden for tea. I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-1040135195220628092012-05-29T11:03:00.003-07:002012-12-18T09:41:20.456-08:00BOOK REVIEW ON THE BOTTOM BILLION: WHY THE POOREST COUNTRIES ARE FAILING AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT
Written by Paul Collier, the book was published in
2007. Collier is an Oxford graduate and worked as the Director of the Center
for the Study of African Economies at the same university. He is also the
former director of World Bank
The book overlay critical viewpoint about countries that lie at the bottom of the global economic system and put forwards a range of reasons behind their Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-5631815466164123362012-03-29T06:14:00.001-07:002012-12-18T09:41:56.601-08:00The End of Poverty How can we make it happen in our lifetime By Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs, the author of ‘The End of Poverty’, worked as the
Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and as the director of the
Earth Institute at Columbia University. He served as economic advisor to
countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. He has made relentless
contribution to Millennium development Goals (MDG) and poverty reduction.
The book Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-23484762325316060322012-02-26T10:48:00.000-08:002012-12-18T09:42:46.249-08:00Questions on the validity of Universal Human Rights!
The question
against the claim of Human rights as Universal is justifiable, but for that we
must be confirmed that people who question against it-are indeed- looking at it
with a narrow concept of the culture that they are living in. I agree that
questioning is reasonable; there is no concept as such which is neutral and
universal- except the sun we see- but every question has their own Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-17921800827333013392012-02-26T10:44:00.000-08:002012-12-18T09:45:46.224-08:00Social Opportunities and development
Amartya
Sen in his book ‘Development as
Freedom’ has highlighted the importance of ‘social opportunities’. He explains the creation of social
opportunities is important for
countries, especially those which are looking for development, in order to
achieve development through rapid economic growth. The creation of
opportunities includes services as Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-22530964862627467412012-02-24T06:08:00.001-08:002012-12-18T09:44:50.166-08:00Has democracy been successful to reduce poverty in Nepal?
In order to answer this question, we must, at first, try to find out in what ways ‘democracy’ and ‘poverty’ are related in context of Nepal. Implicit in this statement are answers about why democracy came in the country during 1950s-for the first time in history, and again in 1990s- as an effort of restoring democracy. In the mean time, ‘poverty’, in case of Nepal, appears to be an outcome ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-86326751161405012702012-02-20T11:44:00.000-08:002012-12-18T09:44:02.045-08:00NGOs driven Bottom-up development: a western influence over the traditional development practices in Nepal
Concept
of Bottom-Up Development
During
1970s, the concept of the ‘Bottom-up’
development emerged as an antithetical view to ‘top-bottom’ development
process, and thus claimed to reverse the directionality of the development
decision making. Main focuses were given on community participation, conscientization, self-reliance, freedom
of choices and empowerment. Also, it challenged the main Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-5868401284768457422012-02-18T08:06:00.000-08:002012-12-18T09:43:44.578-08:00Structural Adjustment Policies: Aspects and Social Effects
During 1970s, many neo-liberalists
argued the idea of state intervention in the economy, thereby re-introducing
the essence of classical economic theories in real practice. For neo-liberal
theorists, the route to greater economic growth, and therefore greater levels
of well being for all, was through reducing state intervention and letting the
market set prices and wages (Willis,
2005, p.47).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-80892063963967773852012-01-28T12:04:00.000-08:002012-12-18T09:43:08.796-08:00Ignorance of the law is no excuse!
I have a friend who rarely misses
his dinner with his family-not because he is not supposed to-but because he
doesn’t want to. He once advised me, “no matter what, come home for dinner
because by then you are actually wrapping up your whole day. You will feel good
for everything!”
I have a very good habit of
helping my sister to clean the Dishes after Dinner (cDaD).
During my ‘cDaD- seeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251004666153635422.post-15941397632379772732012-01-27T09:56:00.000-08:002012-12-18T09:43:27.326-08:00 WHY NEW CONSTITUTION?
A TV reporter asked a famous politician, ‘why new constitution?’,
in reply the politician said, ‘new constitution for people, for democracy, for
peace, justice, for establishing people’s governance, for development, and the
list went on and on......’. By then I realized why it becomes so difficult to
understand the politician’s speech. The simple answer is they just don’t want
people to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0