Tourism Planning & Development‚ 2013 Vol. 10‚ No. 4‚ 367– 387‚ http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2013.779313 Homestays as an Alternative Tourism Product for Sustainable Community Development: A Case Study of WomenManaged Tourism Product in Rural Nepal BAIKUNTHA PRASAD ACHARYA AND ELIZABETH A. HALPENNY Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation‚ University of Alberta‚ Edmonton‚ Canada ABSTRACT Homestay tourism is popular in many destinations; it adds authentic sociocultural richness to the tourist’s
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Chapter 1 Online News Media in Nepal – INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.1.1 History of Internet in Nepal The e-mail services provided by Royal Nepal Academy for Science and Technology (RONAST) can be regarded as the first instance of the use of Internet technology in Nepal. The credit of introducing Internet amongst Nepalese people however goes to the private sector. It was with the initiative of Mercantile Office Systems that commercial e-mail service was first provided in June 1994. A
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CONTENT ANALYSIS Nepal is among least developed countries in the world and was listed as the poorest among the 121 countries in 1989. Various factors contributed to the economic underdevelopment including terrain‚ lack of resource endowment‚ landlocked position‚ lack of institutions for modernization‚ weak infrastructure‚ and the lack of policies conducive to development. With about one-quarter of its population living below the poverty line. Nepal is heavily dependent on remittances
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MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY IN NEPAL--Second movement for democracy. Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2006.The movement aimed at restoring democracy‚ it was aimed at regaining popular control over govt. from the king. HISTORY: Nepal a third wave country‚ had won democracy in 1990. --King was formally the head of the state but the real power was excerised by the elected representatives. --The king Birendra‚ was the one who accepted this transition from absolute
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Essay on Corporate Social Responsibility in Context of Nepal Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large. While there is no universal definition of corporate social responsibility‚ it generally refers to transparent business practices that are based on ethical values‚ Compliance with
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Bangladesh. We visited the Bangladesh Embassy and hold discussion with first secretary to get his first hand view of the business environment in his country and how Nepal can be partner in business so that both countries can benefit. It was a wonderful experience to enhance our knowledge regarding the real business environment between Nepal and Bangladesh. We have divided our project into four chapters. In the first section we have introduced Bangladesh and trade
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nepal: Trends and Prospects Introduction FDI is a cross-border investment in which a resident in one economy (the direct investor) acquires a lasting interest in an enterprise in another economy (the direct investment enterprise). By convention‚ a direct investment is established when the direct investor has acquired 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares or voting power of an enterprise abroad. FDI may involve the creation of a new establishment or investment
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David Tateshvili Comp II TR 10 My American Dream Georgia is beautiful country with special people and unique culture; it’s my home-my family. If I ask myself a question why did I left my home and come to the country that is so far away. The answer will be simply to fulfill my American dream. What is American Dream for me? The answer to this is not simple. When I was a kid I was curious what’s so special with America. It’s powerful country‚ rich. It’s a country where all the movies are coming
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Eco-tourism: Opportunity and Challenge in Nepal Rabi Kiran Adhikari‚ EMBA‚ AIM Nepal has been proved to be good destination for the tourism. The industry has been growing smoothly. The initiative for the expansion of the industry has been a priority of multisectoral organisation and people. But as expected; our economy has not made significant improvement through tourism. There are various manifestations for the underdevelopment of the industry. Even though there are various strategies adopted
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American Dream and My Perspective What is your definition of the American Dream? The idea of an American dream is older than the US and actually started in the 1600s. Back then‚ the American Dream was your ideal perfect life‚ your goals and your happiness. Many of these dreams focused on owning land and establishing a prosperous business that theoretically‚ at least would increase one ’s happiness. Has society changed? Has the definition of the American Dream changed? Is the American Dream even alive
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