Unleashing Nepal

by Sujeev Shakya

The past decade has been an eventful one for nepal it has featured thwarted attempts at democracy, a royal massacre and a coup, and finally, maoist guerrillas coming over ground, winning a popular electoral mandate and ending the centuries-old institution of monarchy unleashing nepal has been written at a time when many fundamental questions on economic rights are being raised by an ever more assertive citizenry it narrates the chequered history of the nepal economy from the time of unification, through decades of autocracy, mixed economy and foreign aid dependence, to the conflictonomics of the maoist guerrilla war and a remittance economy driven by the labour of the nepali diaspora acclaimed columnist and business executive sujeev shakya unflinchingly examines the squandered opportunities of the past, but also, importantly, looks at nepal as a potential asian tiger

Genres: Economics, History, Nonfiction

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Sujeev Shakya is a thought leader who seamlessly traverses across many worlds. He earned the title of Nepal’s CEO – Chief Eternal Optimist for the optimism he projected in his book Unleashing Nepal published in 2009 (rev. 2013). He writes and speaks extensively on business, development, economy and leadership.
After spending two decades in one of Nepal’s leading business groups including heading the group, in 2008 he founded beed management, an international management consulting and advisory firm based out of Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also Founder Chair of the Nepal Economic Forum. He is Senior Advisor Bower Group Asia
A Chartered Accountant, he has Diploma in International Marketing from Boston University and Certification in Coaching from Columbia University in the USA. He was awarded the Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship by US Department of State in (date) .
He writes a regular column for The Kathmandu Post and his world can be viewed through www.sujeevshakya.com

Reviews

[Sagar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely a must read book for anyone who wants to understand Nepal’s position in the global economy and the reasons for it. Growing up, we have been taught about our glorious history while addressing the problems that lie in the root of it and this book does exactly that!

[Amish Dhungel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book gives a good account about the economic history of Nepal in line with political events. It not only discusses about the factors and events that created impediment for development of Nepal but also focuses on way forward to attain a progressive and prosperous Nepal.

[Tabin Lyatosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks sujeev ji i found a way to break the chain of unprogressness of Nepal.

[Kobid Panthi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started this book with an expectation of understanding history of Nepali economy and it's future ; It was able to meet my expectation to some extent. Since this book was written in 2008, i read this book living in the future and correlating the present scenario.

This book is divided in to three categories; Before 1990AD , 1990-2008AD and After 2008AD. For someone possessing the basic knowledge of Nepal's economy, this book has provided me with useful information during Rana regime and Panchayat era. I especially loved the section where the writer presents his thought to unleash Nepal and process to move Nepal up the ladder of development. To my discomfort, this book would still give the same essence if it was written in 2020.

[Maulik Maharjan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably the best book I have read about political issues dimming the economic development of Nepal from regime of Prithivi Narayan Shah to 2012.
The book is written with through research that highlights the points where it got wrong for Nepal in terms of economic development and what are future possibilities.

[Keepa Tuladhar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thought provoked from book : "𝗗𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹'𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹?"

This is a book I re-read about a month ago I guess but I hadn't gotten around to writing its review. Initially, I read this book 2 years back for an assignment so I bought it. This is where my journey of non-fiction began. It was truely eye-opening and insightful in so many aspects - from his overview of present scenario to our road to development. What makes this book special is it's an insight of our country written by our fellow countryman. This book explores the reasons behind 'Why is Nepal lagging in economic development?' by venturing into the past, present and the possible future state of our country. Despite this book being written about 7 years back, the context is still relevant today. After reading this book I felt sort of hopeless about the situation we are in but also hopeful about what we can accomplish if we try.

"𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞."

𝕆𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨:
Unleashing Nepal Revised edition is a 2013 non-fiction book by Sujeev Shakya. Closing out an eventful decade, in which the centuries-old institution of monarchy Nepal was replaced by an elected government, Shakya connects the history of Nepal to the current economic situation, and its implications.

"It is important to find newer ways of engaging youths positively. This could be done through the cultivation of hobbies as part of education early in childhood. The inborn talent of many youth have for music and arts needs to be honed."

[Ravi Timsina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got into this book not looking for a way to find success in my country. But to understand more about my own culture and history. And that is exactly what i got. I can proudly say that i know more about my country than i ever did. So this a must read for people who have grown in the age of the internet. The only thing i knew about my country before this book was "Prithivi narayan shah and the royal massacre" and not in great detail to be honest.
The book shows a long struggle of democracy in this country and how we are better off then we were in the 1990's. I was born in 1997 so i am one of the lucky few with privileges but this book helped me understand a lot about my own country. So a must read.
I am the kind of guy who reads everything in a book. So the start really bummed me out at first, with too many big words. But after i started with the main parts of the book it was really fun to read.

[Ronak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative. Provides blunt truth of the economy.

[kiran kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

नेपालको इतिहासलाई अर्थतन्त्रको आँखाबाट हेर्न सफल यो पुस्तक हामी देशको अर्थतन्त्र माथि उठाउन कहाँ चुक्यौ, किन नेपाल उस्तै रह्यो, के के गर्न सकिन्थ्यो आदि बारे जानकारी मुलक छ ।

[Hinako · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good as an overview for someone who knows less about Nepal. Not quite enough for someone seeking deeper analysis.

[Saanjiiv karna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book clearing what went wrong in Nepal's economic section and how?. and also showing the chances we can do for uplift of Nepal.

[Imaduddin Ahmed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very informative.

[Neeraj Mishra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Economic and Political past, present and future for Nepal