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Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh: Forty Years of Experience book cover

1st Edition

Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh Forty Years of Experience

Edited By Nizam Ahmed Copyright 2016
270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Good policies are an important prerequisite of good governance, and any effort to change one is likely to affect the other. In emerging democracies, such as Bangladesh, a redefinition of roles and responsibilities of different actors in the policy and governing process can be noticed. This book identifies and analyses issues related to the making and implementation of public policies in... Read more

Part One: Introduction



1. Introduction



Part Two: Governance, Public Policy and Parliament



2. The ‘holy grail’ of governance: Drivers, challenges and opportunities for developing countries



3. Bureaucratic capacity and the quality of government



4. Public management in developing countries: Towards a new synthesis



5. Parliament and public legislation in Bangladesh



Part Three: Cases of Public Policy



6. Agenda shaping and accountability in public policies: An analysis of the food policy of Bangladesh



7. Ambitious plans, cautious implementation: Why has Bangladesh followed such half-hearted privatization policy?



8. External inducement, internal support: Explaining the health-sector policy gains in Bangladesh



9. Revisiting national forest policies in Bangladesh

Part Four: Women in Governance and Public Administration



10. Gender quotas and women’s representation in parliament: Lessons from Bangladesh



11. Openings and resistances: Women in Bangladesh civil service



12. Women’s participation in politics at the local level in Bangladesh: A perspective from good governance



Part Five: Ethics, Innovation, and Public Service Delivery



13. Building an effective ethics infrastructure in the public service of Bangladesh



14. Road to e-governance and public service delivery in Bangladesh: How long is the journey?



15. Citizen’s charter and public service delivery in Bangladesh



16. Governance of NGOs in Bangladesh: Control mechanisms and their limitations 

Biography

Nizam Ahmed is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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