The paper reflects upon China's recent policies toward decentralization and the conflicts that are created between greater economic activity, rural development, and environmental quality. The paper searches for explanations to the continued construction of these small power facilities, the...

According to the authors, Nepal provides a striking context for examining decentralization programmes because the country is highly centralized politically yet has poor communications and transportation. Its development performance has also lagged. Decentralization has been promulgated by the...