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Item Contribution of Microfinance in Livelihood of Women: A Study of Mahila Sahayatra Microfinance Limited In okharpauwa VDC of Nuwakot District, Nepal(Central Department of Economics, 2017) K. C., Dambar SinghNot AvailableItem The Quiet American: A Bakhtinian Study(Department of English, 2010) Karki, Kul PrasadThis research studies Graham Greene's The Quiet American in the light of dialogic discourse. Through the three main characters, the novel speaks the voices of minor people of Vietnam after the Indo-China war. It describes the socio-political, socio- economic conditionand other contemporary social aspects of small town, Saigon. The dialogic tension between the main characters and their roles in the novel are too descriptive. In today's globalized world any country cannot remain untouched by other countries’ affairs. Vietnam is one of the good examples of this. When Vietnam is broken, the developed countries want to help her but their inner intention is different. So, Greene wants to clarify this by writing a novel with his own real experiences, though he is not fully successful due to the some problems as an English reporter. However, he is successful in showing the contemporary Vietnamese society, though he lacks to show the panic situation of people everyday life.Item Socio- Economic Impact of Old Age Allowances by Nepal Government (A Case Study of Katunje VDC, Bhaktapur District)(Department of Rural Development, 2008) Acharya, Surya PrasadAfter the restoration multiparty democracy in 2046 BS, the concept of "welfare state" has been development. The countries constitution has decided to perform many activities for the Nepalese people one of them is social security contribution. In this different programs have been set. For eg- distribution of allowance, free schooling education, health facilities etc. Giving allowances to senior citizens (over 75 years) is one of the good aspects of the program. This was started through supplementary bought in 2052/53. Initially the amount was Rs.100 per month. Now, the amount has been increased to Rs.500 per month (from the latest budget 2065/66). This allowance has a great value to the old people, especially in rural areas people in urban area are comparatively rich and they also have other income sources. Income generation program are quite limited in the villages. So these elderly citizens residing in the villages give more importance to there allowance. Hence providing allowances to the elder by citizens is an exemplary activity indeed. A case study of Katunje VDC has been done to find the opinions of the elderly citizens. This will be beneficial to all researchers who will want to do researcher who will want to do further research on elderly citizens. What type of life are they leading? What do they want farm their family? Are they satisfied with their family? What is their social and economic status? Are they independent? Have they been exploited? Are they optimistic? This study has treed to answer all these questions in brief. So it is useful not only for an individual but also for the planners. Katunje is in Bhaktapur district. It is quite near from the capital Kathmandu. However it is not very development activities. The economy is agro oriented and the people are illiterate. In the process of data collection various informants are used. They were very happy with the allowance programs. "It is a great thing that the government is doing to us they were quoted saying seeing they enthusiasm it can be concluded that govt. should perform such activities. And this will help the govt. to enhance its reputation among the public.Item Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact of Tourism in Nepal A Case Study of Sauraha, Chitwan District(Department of Rural Development, 2011-09) Thapa, BikashThis thesis entitled "Socio- economic and Environmental Impact of Tourism In Nepal" has been prepared and presented as the academic requirement of the master degree programme in Rural Development. Tourism has become an important sector in the economy of Nepal. It is the main source of foreign currency earning also, development of tourism sector has contributed to increase employment, income generation and to improve the balance of payment of the country. Nepal has become the attractive destination for tourist from all over the word. Sauraha is the most popular tourist destination in Nepal. It has great potentiality for the development of tourism. This study gives both positive and negative effects of tourism in society, culture, economy and environment. Sauraha has great potentialities to develop tourism. It is rich in natural beauty and cultural heritage. Boating, sight seeing, Village tour, canoeing, elephant safari, Bird watching, jungle drive are the main potential tourism at the study area which attracts the domestic as well as foreign tourists. The total number of tourists arriving Sauarha is converted into 21 percent among total tourists in 2067 to determine the tourist visiting in the study area. The number of tourist visiting from Europe is the highest among all continents, The majority of tourists arrived directly in Sauraha by tourist bus with their guide. A accommodation facilities are found to be insufficient to serve the visiting tourists demand on the peak season. Most of the tourist visiting this area for National park and wild Animal is 54 percent. The duration of tourist stay in this area ranges from 1 day to six days. Hotels are benefited by National and international tourist. It is found that most of the visitors in this area are Nepali, Indian, and then other countries. Expenditure pattern where, 46 percent tourists were spend in between of 40$ to 60$ and another 2 percent tourist were spend in between of 141$ to 160$ in per day. Tourism has brought positive impacts on economy, society and environment of Sauraha. Tourism helps to develop the infrastructure like road, electricity, water supply, health, education and communication brings changes in living of people, behavior pattern of people, dresses, life style, language and food habit are positive impact of tourism. Also, the local people of the study area have got opportunities to learn the language of the different countries. Tourism has created the various type of employment opportunities for local people. Disruption of the family and social relationship, hospitality, decline in morality and value, acculturation, drug abuse, alcoholism are negative impacts of tourism. It has also created serious environmental problems such as degradation of forest, water pollution, garbage, problem etc. However, negative impacts are not beyond control. They are manageable. They can be minimized by proper management of tourism activities and resources.