What Went Right: Sustainability Versus Dependence in Nepal's Hydropower Development

ISBN-13: 9781316514900 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 400 str.

Mark Liechty

Opis

Through the study of Nepal, shows a successful alternative to dominant energy infrastructure development paradigms typically imposed on developing countries.

Recenzje

'If asked, most of us would likely explain Nepal's many development challenges as stemming from its status as a flailing minnow sandwiched between the behemoths India and China; as an enduring Shangri-La mired in its ancient cultural and familial heritage; or as the inexorable legacy of harsh colonial imposition and contemporary neoliberal hubris. What Went Right provides a more nuanced and compelling alternative: Nepalis have long sought enhanced well-being, but on their own terms and by finding locally legitimate solutions to their particular development problems, especially as it pertains to harnessing energy from water. Mark Liechty carefully highlights how difficult, fraught, and contingent such a strategy is, and how long it takes to fully consolidate itself, but in so doing demonstrates how respectful partnerships, dogged persistence, and sustained grassroots improvisation can succeed where so many other top-down technical approaches have stumbled.' Michael Woolcock, World Bank and Harvard University

Spis treści

Preface; 1. A corporate vision: Business as development philosophy; 2. Butwal Technical Institute, Tinau, and the origins of the Butwal Power Company; 3. Andhi Khola; 4. Jhimruk; 5. The 'Great Upheaval': Khimti and the limits of the Hoftun hydropower vision; 6. Melamchi and the rush to privatization; 7. Privatization, the long haul; 8. The new BPC: Cultures in conflict; 9. Conclusion: From seed, to plant, to seed; Bibliography, Index.