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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Defense versus foreign aid: Which one to cut during trying times?
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Here is an interesting article in The Economist that looks at why the public support slashing foreign aid but not defense spending during a...
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Total illicit financial outflows from Nepal was US$6.04 billion over 2000-2009
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Total illicit financial outflows from Nepal over the period 2000-2009 is estimated to be US$6.040 billion, according to a new report titled ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Pros and cons of privatization
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Here is an interesting piece on privatization and sale of assets by John Quiggin, who is a professor of economics at the University of Queen...
Monday, December 12, 2011
Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?
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Voters often dismantle constitutional checks and balances on the executive. If such checks and balances limit presidential abuse...
Friday, December 9, 2011
Top ten exports and imports of India and China
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India’s top two export items are petroleum, coal products and manufacturers. China’s top two export items are electronic equipment and machi...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Challenges to railways connection in South Asia
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Following the two-day Inter-governmental Committee (IGC) meeting of commerce secretaries of Nepal and India, India has agreed to waive off ...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Spurring growth in Nepal during crisis
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Here is the PowerPoint presentation I used during a guest lecture at Department of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies , Tribhuvan Unive...
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