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Nepal’s Social Security Reforms, State-building and the Role of Trade Unions
Journal of South Asian Development ( IF 0.464 ) Pub Date : 2019-04-01 , DOI: 10.1177/0973174119849776
Kristie Drucza 1
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Trade unions play an important role in Nepal’s post-conflict economic development, but their influence is under-studied. Using a qualitative case study, this article examines the negotiations surrounding the development of Nepal’s Labour Law and Social Security Act. The evidence highlights the difficulty of bedding down a new welfare regime for workers in a country that does not have a strong, established, state-run welfare system and lacks robust government institutions. The article provides insights into the function of trade unions and other political entrepreneurs and their role in reforms. While unions know the ‘rules of the game’, they serve their paying member base in a stringent, democratic manner. They need little assistance from donors, as they understand how to play the game in a more astute manner than other groups excluded from traditional power. This does not mean that the trade union movement is a threat to building an inclusive state or that it aims for elite capture. Instead, it reveals how the power captured by the traditional upper caste is being slowly diffused. The negotiation strategies presented in the article are relevant for development partners engaging in welfare-related reforms in post-conflict and clientelistic states.

中文翻译:

尼泊尔的社会保障改革、国家建设和工会的作用

工会在尼泊尔冲突后的经济发展中发挥着重要作用,但其影响力却没有得到充分研究。本文使用定性案例研究,考察了围绕尼泊尔劳动法和社会保障法制定的谈判。证据表明,在一个没有强大、成熟的国营福利体系,也缺乏健全的政府机构的国家,为工人制定新的福利制度是很困难的。这篇文章提供了对工会和其他政治企业家的功能及其在改革中的作用的见解。虽然工会知道“游戏规则”,但他们以严格、民主的方式为付费会员群服务。他们几乎不需要捐助者的帮助,因为他们比其他被排除在传统权力之外的群体更了解如何以更精明的方式玩游戏。这并不意味着工会运动对建立一个包容性国家构成威胁,也不意味着它旨在俘获精英。相反,它揭示了传统上层种姓所掌握的权力是如何缓慢扩散的。文章中提出的谈判策略与在冲突后和保护主义国家从事福利相关改革的发展伙伴有关。
更新日期:2019-04-01
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