Privatization in Nepal

University of Sunderland
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVATIZATION POLICY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY FROM NEPAL; SUCCESS OR FAILURE
By

Raj Kumar Maharjan (Registration Number: 059991668)

This paper was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree at University of Sunderland, School of Business, Graduate Business Program, Sunderland, U.K.

January 2010

A MASTER’S PROJECT IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BY RAJ KUMAR MAHARJAN REGISTRATION NUMBER: 059991668

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Table of Contents
List of Tables List of Figure List of boxes Abbreviations Acknowledgement iv iv iv v vii

Abstracts Chapter One 1.0 1.1 Introduction Privatization: History of Nepal 1.1.1 1.2 Privatization Process in Nepal

1 2-7 2 3 3 4 4 5 7 8-20 8 10 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 18 19 20 i

Aims and

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