Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh

<p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p> <p><strong>Part One: Introduction</strong></p><p>1. Introduction </p><p><strong>Part Two: Governance, Public Policy and Parliament </strong></p><p>2. The ‘holy grail’ of governance: Drivers, challenges and opportunities for developing countries </p><p>3. Bureaucratic capacity and the quality of government</p><p>4. Public management in developing countries: Towards a new synthesis </p><p>5. Parliament and public legislation in Bangladesh </p><p><strong>Part Three: Cases of Public Policy</strong></p><p>6. Agenda shaping and accountability in public policies: An analysis of the food policy of Bangladesh </p><p>7. Ambitious plans, cautious implementation: Why has Bangladesh followed such half-hearted privatization policy? </p><p>8. External inducement, internal support: Explaining the health-sector policy gains in Bangladesh </p><p>9. Revisiting national forest policies in Bangladesh </p><p><strong>Part Four: Women in Governance and Public Administration</strong></p><p>10. Gender quotas and women’s representation in parliament: Lessons from Bangladesh </p><p>11. Openings and resistances: Women in Bangladesh civil service </p><p>12. Women’s participation in politics at the local level in Bangladesh: A perspective from good governance </p><p><strong>Part Five: Ethics, Innovation, and Public Service Delivery </strong></p><p>13. Building an effective ethics infrastructure in the public service of Bangladesh </p><p>14. Road to e-governance and public service delivery in Bangladesh: How long is the journey? </p><p>15. Citizen’s charter and public service delivery in Bangladesh </p><p>16. Governance of NGOs in Bangladesh: Control mechanisms and their limitations <em> </em></p>