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negative association between index of economic
development and natural increase for Bangladesh.
However, the study observed a significant negative
association between index of economic development
and fertility. Significant positive association
was also observed be~Teen index of economic development
and net in-migration.
8.5 Socio-Economic Development in Nepal: ~
Overview:
For a century Nepal was under the rule of
Ranas during which period hardly any attention was
paid towards the systematic development of the
country. Only after the over-throw of Rana
regime in 1951 planned efforts
for Bocioeconomic
developm~nt of the country were initiated
with the adoption of First Five Year Plan. So far
Nepal has completed six periodic plans. During
this period if one loOks at the economic front of
the country the achievements are not very impressive.
Based on the esperience of first four
plans it has been observed that "planning has
failed to stimulate significant growth in
production per head" (Blaikie, 1983: 58).