Posted by: Riten April 7, 2011
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Frankly, I am not impressed!
Let's not get awe struck just because someone with foreign sounding name writes something about Nepal.
Why am I not impressed you ask? Here's why:
The intention of the writer is all nice and dandy. No doubt about that. However, the economic development model that she is proposing is communist in nature which has failed many times over in many countries.
First, get young people to volunteer, she says. Yeah right. It would not make sense for anybody with half brain to spend time volunteering while in their prime earning years of life. Only very few, from already affluent family who are like minded, would go for it. Others would rather look for a venture that is more lucrative, for the time being in Nepal, that is foreign employment.
Second, get every businesses and individuals to pay a minimum, a minimum (could be more), of $2500 or 1 lakh 77 hajaar 5 saya rupiyaa per year to support this scheme of hers. Seriously? I wonder if she is in the payroll of Maoists herself because that sounds like the extortions run by... yup... Maoists. Ain't gonna happen. People are already sick and tired by the Maoists goons forcefully taking money from them. They will not stand for another wolf in a sheep's clothing.
Third, assuming the forced collection of funds do occur and vast pool of money is accumulated. Given the prevalence and history of corruption in Nepal, what percentage of that will be gobbled by so-called administrators and what little amount will actually trickle down to the program.
So what do I think of Barbara Adam's article? Hogwash, I say.
Let's not get awe struck just because someone with foreign sounding name writes something about Nepal.
Why am I not impressed you ask? Here's why:
The intention of the writer is all nice and dandy. No doubt about that. However, the economic development model that she is proposing is communist in nature which has failed many times over in many countries.
First, get young people to volunteer, she says. Yeah right. It would not make sense for anybody with half brain to spend time volunteering while in their prime earning years of life. Only very few, from already affluent family who are like minded, would go for it. Others would rather look for a venture that is more lucrative, for the time being in Nepal, that is foreign employment.
Second, get every businesses and individuals to pay a minimum, a minimum (could be more), of $2500 or 1 lakh 77 hajaar 5 saya rupiyaa per year to support this scheme of hers. Seriously? I wonder if she is in the payroll of Maoists herself because that sounds like the extortions run by... yup... Maoists. Ain't gonna happen. People are already sick and tired by the Maoists goons forcefully taking money from them. They will not stand for another wolf in a sheep's clothing.
Third, assuming the forced collection of funds do occur and vast pool of money is accumulated. Given the prevalence and history of corruption in Nepal, what percentage of that will be gobbled by so-called administrators and what little amount will actually trickle down to the program.
So what do I think of Barbara Adam's article? Hogwash, I say.