In recent years, considerable intellectual interest has arisen over the extent of illicit financial flows which may have development, governance or other consequences for both developed and developing countries. Illicit financial flows... more
In recent years, considerable intellectual interest has arisen over the extent of illicit financial flows which may have development, governance or other consequences for both developed and developing countries. Illicit financial flows involve the cross-border transfer of the proceeds of corruption, trade in contraband goods, criminal activities, and tax evasion. The main objective of this article is to explore the current situation of illicit financial flows from the developing countries with special reference to south Asia and Nepal. The article also explains its causes, impact and measures to stem those flows. Although much effort and resources have been used to stem the illicit financial flows in the world, it is in increasing trend specially in case of developing world.
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Seasonal labor migration for livelihood is one of the emerging issues in the area of research in Nepal. As being of a developing country along with difficult geographical altitude, Nepal has the long history of seasonal/circulatory... more
Seasonal labor migration for livelihood is one of the emerging issues in the area of research in Nepal. As being of a developing country along with difficult geographical altitude, Nepal has the long history of seasonal/circulatory movement of people for their livelihood. This paper focused to assess the impact of seasonal labor migration's on five capitals of the livelihood. In reality, the volume of migration for labor work is raising over the year. Huge amount of remittance along with new skill and knowledge is entering regularly in the country that raised the national GDP and the awareness about quality of life. Improving quality of life is the reflection of changing their occupation at destination for better income. In the reverse, it created the scarcity of labor force in agriculture and national industries, aged parents and children are staying at village/home, occurred unsafe migration. In this sense, this study is highly concentrated on the positive impact of seasonal labor migration on the livelihood of Nepalese people/Households. This study has developed based on the M. Phil thesis of the author. Primary data both qualitative and quantitative collected from the Tharu community of Dang (field) are used to analyze the impact.
