Politics, Governance and Development in Bangladesh

Muhammad Sayadur Rahman is Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration at Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He completed his PhD at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany. Over twelve years of academic and research work, he has written several books, book chapters and research articles in journals including Administrative Studies, Public Organization Review, Dynamics of Public Administration, Asian Journal of Political Science and Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance. His research interests include politics–bureaucracy relations, local governance, development policy, and public health.

Lists of Figures, Tables, Appendices. List of Abbreviations. Foreword by Subrata K. Mitra. Preface 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical and Analytical Framework 3. Governance in South Asia: The Role of Politics, Bureaucracy and Local Government 4. Governance and Development in Bangladesh: The Role of Politics, Bureaucracy and Local Government 5. Politicians and Bureaucrats in Local Government: Social Origins and the Relationship Underpinning Variables 6. Local Politicians and Bureaucrats: Exploring the Models of Relations 7. Politics and Bureaucracy in Local Governance: Who Dominates? 8. Conclusion. Bibliography. Appendices. Index