TY  - CHAP
N2  - Nepal has committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The country stands at a critical juncture at the moment. Nepal is looking forward to graduating from being a member of the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. This progress has been hindered first by the decade-long armed conflict between 1996 to 2006 and now as a result of the massive earthquakes in 2015. Nonetheless, Nepal has made a substantial improvement in development indicators, showing encouraging progress towards SDGs, even while these developments are unevenly distributed across various income groups, social groups, and geographical region. With the promulgation of a new Constitution in 2015, Nepal has taken significant steps towards decentralising service delivery and working towards inclusive development. It is still too early to comment on the performance of local bodies under its provisions, but the broad range of power and responsibilities enjoyed by the provincial and local governments provides a promising opportunity to make progress towards achieving the SDGs.
CY  - London, UK
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
ID  - discovery10169442
AV  - public
EP  - 91
SP  - 74
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351035262
KW  - Area Studies
KW  -  Development Studies
KW  -  Environment
KW  -  Social Work
KW  -  Urban Studies
KW  -  Environment and Sustainability
KW  -  Geography
KW  -  Global Development
KW  -  Politics & International Relations
TI  - Sustainable Development Goals in Nepal: Prospects and challenges
Y1  - 2019///
A1  - Pradhan, Uma
A1  - Karki, Shrochis
ED  - Khemka, Nitya
ED  - Kumar, Suraj
PB  - Routledge
T2  - Social Development and the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia
ER  -