Globalization is the ultimate stage of this process opening up domestic economies by reducing protection, increasing foreign trade and liberalizing the flow of foreign investments. The world as a whole benefits from this; but there can be, and there are, losses to some. While companies in major, powerful, and rich countries can gain investment in poor countries, the local people may suffer. The influx of foreign capital can eas ily damage or destroy the existing local industry and agriculture. It is a specific case of an extremely wide income distribution producing a poor market solution in this case on the global scale- the market operates to supply what is demanded by those with the money to spend. So with globalization many of those living in richer countries (including their poor) gain; the world as a whole is better off; but this is scant consolation to those in poor countries who may suffer. There are often the poorest of the poor. Is globalization acceptable? Is it fair or just?...

The John Williamson was develop the idea of Washington Consensus. As originally he hasn't formulated this for policy prescription for development. However, this gave great policy departure for contemporary development landscape. He has prescribed policy or trinity strategy for economy in transition. He gave emphasized on privatization, liberalization and stabilization. The Writer ignore limitation of privatization liberalization and stabilization such as information asymmetr y, highly affect by externalities, power resource base, role of private sector on social development has been limited etc. In my opinion, this policy have useful for Latin American countries like Argentina but not so useful for South Asian counties like Nepal. I think for Nepal that type of policy will be work which more focuses on the area of comparative advantage with the cooperation and partnership between public and private sector that compatible in our social and cultural dynamics.

The doctrine of utilitarianism saw the maximization of utility as a moral criterion for the organization of society. According to utilitarians, such as  Jeremy Bentham  (1748-1832 AD) and  John Stuart Mill  (1806-1876 AD), society should aim to maximize the total utility of individuals, aiming for " the greatest happiness for the greatest number ".

The budget will not help the country as can be witnessed live from the political unease amidst the opposition and the utter loss of dignity in the conduct of the parliament. ‘New’ Nepal has become the land of the impossible where anything and nothing can happen. The opposition rightly feels that this budget will turn the tide in favor of Maoism and communism as they face marginalization in a communist state albeit it with multiparty people’s democracy. Until a clear winner will emerge through a new general election—and the sooner the better for political and economic stability – the economy ad interim will be a mafia economy dominated by cartel s and syndicates suffocating the supply chain to make it an economy that is unable to compete in the international arena. This budget should not be expansionary with gifts for all. On the contrary, it should have sought, in coordination with the Nepal Rastra Bank, the supplementary and complementary monetary, credit and foreign exchange policies...

What? Salaried and fixed middle income groups have three good reasons to cheer up in fiscal year 2009/10, starting July 16 2009.First, the budget - planning to spend Rs 285.93 billion in the next fiscal year - has raised the tax exemption limit for individuals to Rs 160,000 and to Rs 200,000 for couples. This has directly raised their net disposable income by Rs 3,750 and Rs 5,000 a month respectively. Secondly, the government has lowered the capital gains tax (CGT) to 10 percent from 15 percent, ensuring people a better return on share transactions in the new fiscal year. This will encourage all share investors and spur secondary market transactions as well.Thirdly, the government has annulled the local development tax (LDT) from Monday. This will instantly reduce the cost of imports by at least 1.5 percent, meaning the prices of imported goods will be slightly cheaper. Revocation of LDT and dropping of CGT will also encourage business, industry and other investors as well. Ups and Do...

The gross domestic product (GDP) of Nepal indicates total domestic production of goods and services produced in a fiscal year that usually starts from July 15. Our national aim- the only objective of the periodic plan- is to increase GDP to alleviate high and rising poverty. Unfortunately, it has remained more or less stagnant since the past several years while our neighbors have attained what is popularly known as double digit growth. The question naturally arises is simple: what wrong have we committed- ignore domestic politics for the moment- that led to shatter our hopes to see Nepal's speedy growth in GDP almost at par with neighbors. We don't have to go far. A brief look of Nepal's basic data and that of India and China as well will clear the issue why we have remained poor, and how long we will continue to remain in such a position except few urbanites that have benefited even from the non development of the country. Let us take the case of India for simplicity as we...

Supply-side economics developed during the 1970s in response to the Keynesian dominance of economic policy, and in particular the alleged failure of demand management to stabilize Western economies during the stagflation of the 1970s, in the wake of the oil crisis in 1973. It drew on a range of non-Keynesian economic thought, particularly the Austrian school, e.g. Joseph Schumpeter and Monetarism . The term supply-side economics was coined by journalist Jude Wanniski in 1975 AD, and popularized the ideas of economists Robert Mundell and Arthur Laffer. Supply-side economics is a school of macroeconomic thought that argues that economic growth can be most effectively created using incentives for people to produce (supply) goods and services, such as adjusting income tax and capital gains tax rates. This can be contrasted with Keynesian economics (or "demand side economics"), which argues that growth can be most effectively managed by controlling total demand for goods and serv...