Economic development in the poorest countries often makes better progress when women become involved in, and take a lead in, development projects. Encouraging women s involvement, however, is often a major difficulty in societies where traditionally women s status has been inferior and where women are expected to be domestic and passive. This book, based on extensive original research, considers major projects undertaken by non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh to encourage women s participation. The book identifies the factors which motivated women to be active, discusses how women...
Economic development in the poorest countries often makes better progress when women become involved in, and take a lead in, development projects. ...
This book provides an analysis of the urban government system in Bangladesh, focusing on its upper tier, the City Corporation (CC), and the institutional and legal frameworks within which it operates. Along with a discussion of the scale and magnitude of urbanization, the book presents a comprehensive analysis of the reform agendas of CCs including their functional assignments, local political leadership, local control over administration and service delivery, local fiscal autonomy and local financial management, and local participation and accountability mechanisms. Very few efforts have...
This book provides an analysis of the urban government system in Bangladesh, focusing on its upper tier, the City Corporation (CC), and the institutio...
