NGOs in Nepal

This is the dataset used in the paper Between Rhetoric and Action: Do NGOs Go Where They Are Needed? (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-018-0024-9) I use adult illiteracy rate, the percentage of population without access to safe drinking water, the percentage of population without access to sanitation, and infant mortality rate to assess the level of need in a district. The data for these variables are taken from the national census report and the human development report published by UNDP. This study uses the proportion of population employed in the non-agricultural sector, proportion of urban population, road density (in km per 100 km2), distance of the district headquarter from Kathmandu (in km), and log of average capital budget expenditure (in Million NRS.) per 10,000 residents between 1996 and 2001 to assess the resource dependence hypothesis. The data for these variables come from UNDP’s human development report, national census report of 2001, and two other government agencies. For the measure of political engagement thesis, this study uses the number of member of parliaments (per 10,000 residents) and the voter turnout ratio in the national parliamentary election of 1999. Data for these variables are acquired from the UNDP and election commission of Nepal. Finally, to test the social capital and clustering thesis, this study uses the density of preexisting NGOs per 10,000 residents in a location and the breakdown of density in four major sectors.本数据集为论文《修辞与行动之间：非政府组织是否会奔赴需求之地？》（https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-018-0024-9）所使用的数据集。本研究采用成人文盲率、无法获取安全饮用水的人口占比、无法获得卫生设施的人口占比以及婴儿死亡率，用以评估各县级行政区的需求水平。上述变量的数据均取自联合国开发计划署（UNDP）发布的全国人口普查报告与人类发展报告。为验证资源依赖假说，本研究选用非农就业人口占比、城镇人口占比、道路密度（单位：千米/百平方千米）、县行政中心距加德满都的距离（单位：千米），以及1996至2001年间每万名居民对应的平均资本预算支出的对数（单位：百万尼泊尔卢比，Million NRS）作为衡量指标。上述变量的数据来源于联合国开发计划署的人类发展报告、2001年全国人口普查报告，以及另外两家政府机构。针对政治参与度假说的测度，本研究使用每万名居民对应的议员人数，以及1999年全国议会选举的选民投票率。上述变量的数据取自联合国开发计划署与尼泊尔选举委员会。最后，为检验社会资本与集群假说，本研究采用某一区域内每万名居民对应的现存非政府组织（Non-Governmental Organizations, NGOs）密度，以及该密度在四大主要领域的分布结构作为衡量指标。