Open AccessNepal in 2021
Author(s) -
Kristine Eck
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
asian survey
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1533-838X
pISSN - 0004-4687
DOI - 10.1525/as.2022.62.1.19
Subject(s) - livelihood , politics , political science , democracy , recession , covid-19 , development economics , power (physics) , corporate governance , pandemic , human rights , political economy , economic collapse , economic power , economic growth , economics , law , geography , agriculture , disease , keynesian economics , medicine , finance , physics , archaeology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , quantum mechanics , pathology
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Nepal harder in 2021 than in the previous year, resulting in thousands dead, millions of livelihoods lost, food access constricted, educations upended, and social and economic devastation. In the midst of this, political leaders were preoccupied with power politics, leaving the country ill-equipped to manage the COVID-19 crisis. Fragile democratic institutions and norms were undermined by the inability of leaders to prioritize governance. Environmental problems, an economic downturn, and continued human rights violations further exacerbated the country’s woes.
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