Technical Assistance Developing Pro-poor Governance Capability and Knowledge (financed by the Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund).


Book Description

"Consistent with the overarching goal of reducing poverty in developing member countries (DMCs), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has actively supported country led and regional initiatives to improve the performance of public services and combat corruption. A significant part of ADB?s lending services are directed towards improving the provision of public services in DMCs. The challenges of making service providers accountable and transparent have become more complex as DMCs decentralize responsibility for the provision of public services, and adopt different models of service provision. ... This technical assistance (TA) will use the regional networks described above to (i) deliver courses on corruption prevention in service delivery to DMCs participating in the ADB Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Asia-Pacific Anti-Corruption Initiative; and (ii) enable training institutions in public administration to incorporate the e-learning tool kits in their service delivery training curricula and support the service delivery reform efforts of public service providers and policy makers in DMCs by promoting the use of the e-learning tool kits."--Page [1].










Paradise Lost?


Book Description

Paradise Lost examines the state-society relationships in Nepal and demonstrates that the nature of the state, disjuncture between the state and the society, and the rupture of the ideological hegemony of the ruling class of Nepal have created a situation where existing institutional frameworks are disintegrating and the state is rapidly unraveling. Dr. Ali Riaz and Dr. Subho Basu analyze the roles of ethnicity, identity, and deprivation, in engendering discontent and the rise of the Maoists as a formidable political force. Mindful of the geo-strategic importance of the country, this book contextualizes these domestic developments within the post-9/11 global world. Jointly authored by a political scientist and a historian this book brings together structural and historical perspectives. Written in an engaging language, Paradise Lost? will appeal to political scientists, historians, sociologists, and those interested in current affairs.