Sharing hydropower revenues in Nepal, over time and across districts and regions

In recent years, the Government of Nepal has increased the amount of revenue it collects from hydropower operations and then distributes among districts and regions of the country. Larger, wealthier districts, which receive larger amounts of general revenues from the central government, also receive...

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Autores principales: Balasubramanya, Soumya, Giordano, Mark, Wichelns, Dennis, Sherpa, T.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51635
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author Balasubramanya, Soumya
Giordano, Mark
Wichelns, Dennis
Sherpa, T.
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description In recent years, the Government of Nepal has increased the amount of revenue it collects from hydropower operations and then distributes among districts and regions of the country. Larger, wealthier districts, which receive larger amounts of general revenues from the central government, also receive larger allocations of hydropower revenues. The per capita shares of hydropower revenue are notably larger in the Central andWestern Regions, which are home to most of Nepal’s hydropower facilities. Thus, the revenue sharing program does not favor poorer districts and regions with little hydropower development. Further, the hydropower revenue allocations to all development regions are small portions of the general revenues they receive. Consequently, the program is unlikely to have a substantial impact on economic development in poorer districts and regions.
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spelling CGSpace516352025-06-17T08:24:13Z Sharing hydropower revenues in Nepal, over time and across districts and regions Balasubramanya, Soumya Giordano, Mark Wichelns, Dennis Sherpa, T. equity wells irrigated farming water power benefits crop production economic development water resources local government central government decentralization budgets In recent years, the Government of Nepal has increased the amount of revenue it collects from hydropower operations and then distributes among districts and regions of the country. Larger, wealthier districts, which receive larger amounts of general revenues from the central government, also receive larger allocations of hydropower revenues. The per capita shares of hydropower revenue are notably larger in the Central andWestern Regions, which are home to most of Nepal’s hydropower facilities. Thus, the revenue sharing program does not favor poorer districts and regions with little hydropower development. Further, the hydropower revenue allocations to all development regions are small portions of the general revenues they receive. Consequently, the program is unlikely to have a substantial impact on economic development in poorer districts and regions. 2014-10 2014-11-27T10:20:13Z 2014-11-27T10:20:13Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51635 en Open Access Elsevier Balasubramanya, Soumya; Giordano, M.; Wichelns, D.; Sherpa, Tashi. 2014. Sharing hydropower revenues in Nepal, over time and across districts and regions. Water Resources and Rural Development, 4:104-111. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2014.10.007]
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wells
irrigated farming
water power
benefits
crop production
economic development
water resources
local government
central government
decentralization
budgets
Balasubramanya, Soumya
Giordano, Mark
Wichelns, Dennis
Sherpa, T.
Sharing hydropower revenues in Nepal, over time and across districts and regions
title Sharing hydropower revenues in Nepal, over time and across districts and regions
title_full Sharing hydropower revenues in Nepal, over time and across districts and regions
title_fullStr Sharing hydropower revenues in Nepal, over time and across districts and regions
title_full_unstemmed Sharing hydropower revenues in Nepal, over time and across districts and regions
title_short Sharing hydropower revenues in Nepal, over time and across districts and regions
title_sort sharing hydropower revenues in nepal over time and across districts and regions
topic equity
wells
irrigated farming
water power
benefits
crop production
economic development
water resources
local government
central government
decentralization
budgets
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51635
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