Politics, Governance and Development in Bangladesh

ISBN-13: 9780367727383 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 306 str.

Muhammad Sayadur Rahman

Opis

This book explores the relationship between bureaucrats and elected politicians in Bangladesh and discusses how this impacts governance and development in the country from an empirical perspective.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.