Bridging the Gap Between Data and Policies in Remote Rural Municipalities in Nepal

Nepal's transition to a federal system provides new optimism to achieve inclusive development and economic growth. However, the scarcity of locally disaggregated data and lack of capacity to use it stymie evidence-based policy decisions, espec...

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Main Authors: Walcher, Alexandra, Adhikary, Phanindra, Tamang, Urmila, Uematsu, Hiroki, Banick, Robert, Maharjan, Liza, Shrestha, Tanuja
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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spelling okr-10986-352012021-09-16T21:24:14Z Bridging the Gap Between Data and Policies in Remote Rural Municipalities in Nepal Walcher, Alexandra Adhikary, Phanindra Tamang, Urmila Uematsu, Hiroki Banick, Robert Maharjan, Liza Shrestha, Tanuja MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY RURAL TOWNS INFRASTRUCTURE REMOTE RURAL AREA Nepal's transition to a federal system provides new optimism to achieve inclusive development and economic growth. However, the scarcity of locally disaggregated data and lack of capacity to use it stymie evidence-based policy decisions, especially in remote rural areas. This note summarizes our recent collaboration with International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) to bring evidence-based policy decisions to local policy makers in remote rural municipalities in Karnali Province, western Nepal. 2021-03-02T19:56:04Z 2021-03-02T19:56:04Z 2021-02 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/808721614637978618/Bridging-the-Gap-Between-Data-and-Policies-in-Remote-Rural-Municipalities-in-Nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35201 English Poverty and Equity Notes;No. 39 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia Nepal
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topic MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
RURAL TOWNS
INFRASTRUCTURE
REMOTE RURAL AREA
spellingShingle MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
RURAL TOWNS
INFRASTRUCTURE
REMOTE RURAL AREA
Walcher, Alexandra
Adhikary, Phanindra
Tamang, Urmila
Uematsu, Hiroki
Banick, Robert
Maharjan, Liza
Shrestha, Tanuja
Bridging the Gap Between Data and Policies in Remote Rural Municipalities in Nepal
geographic_facet South Asia
Nepal
relation Poverty and Equity Notes;No. 39
description Nepal's transition to a federal system provides new optimism to achieve inclusive development and economic growth. However, the scarcity of locally disaggregated data and lack of capacity to use it stymie evidence-based policy decisions, especially in remote rural areas. This note summarizes our recent collaboration with International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) to bring evidence-based policy decisions to local policy makers in remote rural municipalities in Karnali Province, western Nepal.
format Brief
author Walcher, Alexandra
Adhikary, Phanindra
Tamang, Urmila
Uematsu, Hiroki
Banick, Robert
Maharjan, Liza
Shrestha, Tanuja
author_facet Walcher, Alexandra
Adhikary, Phanindra
Tamang, Urmila
Uematsu, Hiroki
Banick, Robert
Maharjan, Liza
Shrestha, Tanuja
author_sort Walcher, Alexandra
title Bridging the Gap Between Data and Policies in Remote Rural Municipalities in Nepal
title_short Bridging the Gap Between Data and Policies in Remote Rural Municipalities in Nepal
title_full Bridging the Gap Between Data and Policies in Remote Rural Municipalities in Nepal
title_fullStr Bridging the Gap Between Data and Policies in Remote Rural Municipalities in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Bridging the Gap Between Data and Policies in Remote Rural Municipalities in Nepal
title_sort bridging the gap between data and policies in remote rural municipalities in nepal
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/808721614637978618/Bridging-the-Gap-Between-Data-and-Policies-in-Remote-Rural-Municipalities-in-Nepal
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