Why fixing Nepal’s government takes more than just copying the rulebook

As public issues grow increasingly interconnected and citizens demand faster, more transparent services, Nepal’s conventional administrative reforms are falling short.

The environment in which government functions in Nepal has changed. Public issues are increasingly interconnected, and authority is dispersed among federal, provincial and local governments. Citizens demand faster, more transparent services. Technology is reshaping how the state and society function. Economic, social, environmental and geopolitical forces now interact in complex, unpredictable ways. Focusing solely on making individual ministries or agencies more efficient is no longer enough. The critical question is how governments can govern effectively amid this complexity and turbulence.