English - Support to Participatory Constitution Building in Nepal ...
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The Remake of a Stateoptions for the youths of this country who are hungrily look<strong>in</strong>g for viableemployment opportunities. Whatever the private sec<strong>to</strong>r ac<strong>to</strong>rs do, theymust do so s<strong>in</strong>cerely and with high bus<strong>in</strong>ess ethics. They must take upthis challenge and conv<strong>in</strong>ce the society at large that private sec<strong>to</strong>r can<strong>in</strong>deed play a mean<strong>in</strong>gful and lead<strong>in</strong>g role <strong>in</strong> shap<strong>in</strong>g the socio-economicconditions of this emerg<strong>in</strong>g nation.No matter what the stakeholders decide <strong>to</strong> do, <strong>to</strong> be competitive <strong>in</strong> theglobal economy, <strong>Nepal</strong> needs <strong>to</strong> create an environment that promotes andsupports <strong>in</strong>vestment and bus<strong>in</strong>ess. The government, the labour unions, thedonors and the private sec<strong>to</strong>r must work <strong>to</strong>gether <strong>to</strong> create a favourable<strong>in</strong>vestment climate <strong>in</strong> which both domestic and foreign <strong>in</strong>ves<strong>to</strong>rs can beconfident that their operations will be un<strong>in</strong>terrupted and predictable.Labour, energy and security issues need <strong>to</strong> be addressed openly, whilethe bus<strong>in</strong>ess community must also be recognised as an essential partner<strong>in</strong> the prosperity of the communities they live <strong>in</strong>.11. ConclusionThe planned development <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nepal</strong> of the last five decades has beenunable <strong>to</strong> address the root causes of conflict. Unless the priorities areset right <strong>in</strong> the development plans, it will <strong>in</strong>evitably lead <strong>to</strong> anotherround of conflict <strong>in</strong> one form or the other. The private sec<strong>to</strong>r is <strong>in</strong> theposition <strong>to</strong> play a lead<strong>in</strong>g role <strong>in</strong> shap<strong>in</strong>g the post-conflict socio-economicconditions of a ‘New <strong>Nepal</strong>.’ For that <strong>to</strong> happen however, it needs <strong>to</strong>take a proactive role. It has <strong>to</strong> learn from the experiences from aroundthe world that <strong>in</strong> crippl<strong>in</strong>g economic conditions and persistently harshbus<strong>in</strong>ess environments (as <strong>in</strong> the cases of South Africa and Sri Lanka),bus<strong>in</strong>ess communities have been able <strong>to</strong> contribute, <strong>to</strong> some extent, <strong>to</strong>stability and transition of the societies.The private sec<strong>to</strong>r, as an important ac<strong>to</strong>r <strong>in</strong> the community, has a vitalrole <strong>to</strong> play <strong>in</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g with others <strong>to</strong> transform their societies. Theyshould ensure their commitment through activities that are consonantwith susta<strong>in</strong>able peace, which has not always been the case. They shouldproactively seek out ways of support<strong>in</strong>g efforts <strong>to</strong> develop suitableconflict prevention policies and more <strong>in</strong>clusive practices, recognis<strong>in</strong>g the<strong>in</strong>terrelationships between conflict and social, political, economic andcultural fac<strong>to</strong>rs. The bus<strong>in</strong>ess community must come <strong>to</strong> the forefrontand address the issues of <strong>in</strong>equalities persistent <strong>in</strong> our society. Only thenwill they be able <strong>to</strong> earn respect from the citizens, which <strong>in</strong> the long run61