Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh

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

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