ABSTRACT
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 Bangladesh over the last four decades (1972-2012). It explores the implications of the change that has taken place in policy and governance environment in Bangladesh. Focusing on several important sectoral and sub-sectoral polices, it examines the impact and limitations of the change.
Chapters are structured into four parts: Public Policy, Bureaucracy and Parliament; Cases of Public Policy; Women in Governance and Public Administration; Ethics, Innovations, and Public Service Delivery, and the book is a valuable resource for researchers in the field of development studies, public policy and South Asian politics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|12 pages
Introduction
part II|55 pages
Governance, public policy and Parliament
chapter 2|16 pages
The ‘holy grail' of governance
part III|64 pages
Cases of public policy
chapter 6|16 pages
Agenda shaping and accountability in public policies
chapter 7|16 pages
Ambitious plans, cautious implementation
chapter 8|16 pages
External inducement, internal support
part IV|46 pages
Women in governance and public administration
chapter 12|15 pages
Women's participation in politics at the local level in Bangladesh
part V|66 pages
Ethics, innovation and public service delivery