ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the food policy of Bangladesh. It reveals how specific issues pertaining to the food policy became a part of the policy agenda and how government agencies worked effectively, sometimes in collaboration with other actors, in addressing the problems associated with the food policy domain. The chapter argues that in case of the food policy domain, historical learning combined with electoral accountability has played a pivotal role in shaping the policy agenda. The government agencies have sometimes moved beyond the usual procedural steps to deal with the existing challenges. The chapter also explains that whereas the stage model or the procedure-based approach to analyzing the development of policies is useful, it is too simplistic to explain the policymaking dynamics in the areas where the policies have remained largely stable and have managed to attain a significant level of political commitment.
