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afterbeinglockedup duringa
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debtsare not
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surance,human resollrceor
productdevelopment.Inragine
if all theenergyput in worry-
ing aboutthe political or eco-
nomic development would
havebeeninvestedin explor
ing Nepal'seconomicpoiential
or in implementingbusiness
plans.Howwould expo flour-
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balancelook like? How many
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ine you couldjust plan produc- jects?
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This soundslike paradiseto rnal trust need to be estab
Nepalibusinesspeoplebut it is lished by a stong government
therealityin manyotherparts and public administration.
of theworld andoneof the rea However,the role and the ca-
sonswhyothereconomiesare pacityof theprivatesectorto
doingbetter Institutlonalised Iobbyfor securityandthecon
trust as opposedto personal ditions for formal trust are
trust requires transparent and vast. Personal trust and in-
clearlegislation,a strongrule tegdty canbea stariing point
of law, enforcementthereof to build necessaryalhances
andcontractualsecudtlrIt re- with other partsof societyin
ducestransaction costsanden order to createastronglobby A
ablespeopleto dobusinessand stronglobbyfor trust and secu
rity isessential- notonlyfor
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