Fatalism and Development Quotes

“People who have made comparative studies of many different societies, know that when status is ascribed, rather than achieved, individual efforts towards excellence are not directed through any form of innovation; rather, the enhancement of status occurs only through the realisation of a previously well defined role position. It is only with social change, or when some form of continual dynamic disequilibium occurs in a society, that we begin to observe the development of achievement motivation in its modern form.”
― Dor Bahadur Bista, Fatalism and Development: Nepal's Struggle For Modernization

“The Nepali population that has remained untouched by Hindu caste principles is Nepal's greatest treasure. This is a very sizable proportion of the population. But presently they live in remote areas, at a little above subsistence level, with little or no education, and no opportunities to develop and actualize their aspirations. Their values are not the values of hierarchic Bahunism. They do know the importance of hard work, of endurance, and the role of individual effort in the improvement of ones' circumstances. And they have the positive qualities of strong cooperative behavior and an appreciation of the general well being and importance of the group or community as a whole. The Jyapu in Kathmandu Valley, and the others who are even less affected by Hindu caste hierarchy, such as the Sherpa, Tamang, Magar, and Limbus are untapped resources of the nation. Only when foreign aid can reach these people, in sufficient quantity and of the right kind, will Nepal genuinely be able to establish the basis of her future prosperity.”
― Dor Bahadur Bista, Fatalism and Development: Nepal's Struggle For Modernization

“It is not that difficult to see that the affluence and power achieved by the western European Christian society was not a geographical accident nor was the colonization of the Asian subcontinent primarily made possible by the greater firepower of the colonizers. It is the difference in value systems and lifestyles of the people that made it possible.”
― Dor Bahadur Bista, Fatalism and Development: Nepal's Struggle For Modernization