Answer:
It has been found that corruption is on the rise in Nepal because of the changes its society is going through. This section also presents the forms of corruption found at the municipal level and concludes with a section on how the urban poor in Nepal are coping with municipal service provision.
Its major causes are:
1. Greed of money, desires.
2. Higher levels of market and political monopolization.
3. Low levels of democracy, weak civil participation and low political transparency.
4. Higher levels of bureaucracy and inefficient administrative structures.
5. Low press freedom.
6. Low economic freedom.
7. Gender inequality.
8. Poverty.
9. Weak property rights.
10. Contagion from corrupt neighboring countries.
11. Low levels of education.
12. Lack of commitment to society.
13. Extravagant family.
