Making The Welfare State Functional

Nepali constitution envisions a welfare state seeking to synergise the political economy through the collaboration of the public, private and cooperative sectors aiming to create an egalitarian society. Mutual aid of these sectors is the vital pillar of its development which has also been aligned with Sustainable Development Goals of the UN. The welfare state seeks to maximise cooperative opportunity to all actors in the market economy but also distribution of gains to all stakeholders. In Nepal, however, formulation of a policy of dual education, health, communication and economy of the public and private realm has produced dual societies of urban and rural areas and perpetuated a gap between the rich and the poor.