%0 Journal Article
%T Afno Manchhe: Unequal Access to Public Resources and Institutions in Nepal
%A Madhusudan Subedi
%J Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
%P 55-86
%@ 1994-2672
%D 2014
%I Tribhuvan University
%R 10.3126/dsaj.v8i0.10722
%X This paper highlights the informal inner circle network approach to maintaining relationships and reciprocating favors within a system that significantly affect the performance of incumbents in formal bureaucratic organizations. While this is a general sociological problem in any society, this article deals with how afno manchhe behavior is manifested in Nepal. Without afno manchhe relations, one risks marginalization, disappointments and failures in one¡¯s struggle to realize important goals in life. In such a situation, the malfunctioning of administration and dissatisfaction arise at every level. There is thus a significant relationship between one¡¯s position in afno manchhe networks and inclusion-exclusion processes. This of course has consequences for the widespread practice of corruption in Nepal.
%K Afno Manchhe
%K Guanxi
%K Corruption
%K Nepotism
%U http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/DSAJ/article/view/10722