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What Went Right - Sustainability Versus Dependence in Nepal's Hydropower Development (Hardcover)
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What Went Right - Sustainability Versus Dependence in Nepal's Hydropower Development (Hardcover)
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This book explores why Nepal's hydropower sector is one of its few
development success stories. Unlike most other 'developing'
countries, in Nepal local firms design and build hydropower
facilities using Nepali engineers, builders and labor. Nepal has
largely avoided the trap whereby most poor countries are forced to
accept energy infrastructure projects that are foreign designed,
funded and built - typically resulting in debt, dependency and
unsustainability. It traces the struggle between two competing
development paradigms: one that emphasizes gradual national human
capacity building - at the expense of speed and efficiency - and
another that emphasizes rapid, large-scale infrastructure building
- at the risk of unsustainability and dependency. At stake is
whether what passes for 'development' benefits the countries in
which it occurs, or the banks and investors that finance
capital-intensive projects. What Went Right brings a vision for
sustainable development into vigorous conversation with development
strategies that have proven to be less productive.
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