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"This book explores the role of government in the governing process of Bangladesh. It primarily focuses on the dilemmas and constraints faced by the successive democratic governments elected since the early 1990s while designing policies for governance. Bangladesh has had a new democratic beginning since the early 1990s and formally remained a democracy for the last the three decades. Despite impressive performance in the economic and social fields, the country has lagged far behind most of the new democracies in the political realm. This book identifies how representative institutions of governance have gradually declined under democratic governments in Bangladesh, and how disagreements on the 'basic rules of the game' have made the task of governing extremely difficult and democratic consolidation problematic. This book is a significant and comprehensive analysis that identifies and explains the implications of the crises in governance for democratic consolidation in Bangladesh. It will be of interest to academics studying Area Studies, in particular South Asian Studies, and the increasingly researched areas of governance, public policy and administration"--

Introduction -- The executive government -- Parliament-government relations -- Parliament-judiciary relations -- Executive-judiciary relations -- Political executives and bureaucracy : roles and relations -- Governing the locality : the politics of central-local relations -- Dilemmas of governing -- Conclusion.

"This book explores the role of government in the governing process of Bangladesh. It primarily focuses on the dilemmas and constraints faced by the successive democratic governments elected since the early 1990s while designing policies for governance. Bangladesh has had a new democratic beginning since the early 1990s and formally remained a democracy for the last the three decades. Despite impressive performance in the economic and social fields, the country has lagged far behind most of the new democracies in the political realm. This book identifies how representative institutions of governance have gradually declined under democratic governments in Bangladesh, and how disagreements on the 'basic rules of the game' have made the task of governing extremely difficult and democratic consolidation problematic. This book is a significant and comprehensive analysis that identifies and explains the implications of the crises in governance for democratic consolidation in Bangladesh. It will be of interest to academics studying Area Studies, in particular South Asian Studies, and the increasingly researched areas of governance, public policy and administration"--

"This book explores the role of government in the governing process of Bangladesh. It primarily focuses on the dilemmas and constraints faced by the successive democratic governments elected since the early 1990s while designing policies for governance. Bangladesh has had a new democratic beginning since the early 1990s and formally remained a democracy for the last the three decades. Despite impressive performance in the economic and social fields, the country has lagged far behind most of the new democracies in the political realm. This book identifies how representative institutions of governance have gradually declined under democratic governments in Bangladesh, and how disagreements on the 'basic rules of the game' have made the task of governing extremely difficult and democratic consolidation problematic. This book is a significant and comprehensive analysis that identifies and explains the implications of the crises in governance for democratic consolidation in Bangladesh. It will be of interest to academics studying Area Studies, in particular South Asian Studies, and the increasingly researched areas of governance, public policy and administration"--

"This book explores the development, decline and resurgence of parliaments in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Although the three parliaments formally have a common origin and follow almost similar rules and procedures, substantial variations can be observed in their behaviour. By analysing the nature of memberships, processes of legislation, and oversight of the executive, the book assesses the impact of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi parliaments. In addition to identifying the ways in which different institutional actors, particularly the parliament and the judiciary, define their roles and relationships, the book investigates the role of committees and the significance and effect of female legislators. While showing that the parliament in India has had a steady growth since its inception, notwithstanding the allegation that it has declined in recent years, the author also demonstrates the differential performance of the parliaments in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In particular, the parliament in Pakistan is shown to likely be able to upgrade its status from a 'minimal' to at least a 'marginal' legislature, while the Bangladesh parliament risks becoming a 'minimal' legislature. A valuable resource to compare strategies and outcomes of post-colonial developments in the operation of parliaments, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of political and economic development, governance and South Asian Studies"--

"This title was first published in 2002: This comprehensive account of the growth, decline and resurgence of parliament in Bangladesh examines the 'new' parliament that have been elected in Bangladesh since the 1990s. It identifies key dimensions of their activities such as the nature of legizlation passed, the types of issues raised, the strategies that members have adopted to get things done, the techniques they have used to resolve conflicts and the measures they have taken to strengthen the parliament. Examining the role of the opposition MPs and government back benchers in the parliamentary process, Nizam Ahmed also provides an insightful guide to the factors that influence behaviour and analyzes their significance for democratic consolidation. Combining both theory and practice, this worthy contribution will prove its value as both an accessible reference and a revealing read to parliamentarians and parliamentary scholars alike."--Provided by publisher.

Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Editor and Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Including the Excluded -- Types of Representation -- Women in Bureaucracy and Politics -- Scope and Structure of the Volume -- References -- Part I Women in Parliament -- Chapter 2 Alangkar or Ahangkar? Reserved-Seat Women Members in the Bangladesh Parliament -- Parliamentary Rules and MP's Role Definition -- Scope for Participation -- Women in the Parliamentary Process -- Issue Orientation of Motions Moved by Women MPs -- Explaining Women MP Behavior -- Constraints Facing Women MPs -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Women in Parliament-Entering the Public Male Domain in Bhutan -- Masculine Political Space -- Women and Elections -- Men and Women in National Parliament -- Men and Women on Parliamentary Committees -- The Divergent Views of Men and Women on Rape -- Women Seeking Support from Male Colleagues: The Domestic Violence Prevention Bill -- Seat Reservation in the Parliament -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Deepening Democracy in India: The Role of Women Parliamentarians and Their Challenges -- Conceptual Framework -- The Feminist Perspective -- Changing Social Paradigms -- Political Empowerment of Women -- Gender Quotas: Fast Track Mechanism for Women's Political Representation -- Impact of Women's Movement on Women's Representation -- Committee on the Status of Women in India (CSWI) -- Representation of Women in Parliament Since Independence -- Educational Qualification of Women Members -- Parliamentary Initiatives of Women Members -- Women Representation in the Standing Committees -- Reflection of Gender Sensitivity in the Proactive Social Legislation -- Concluding Observations -- References -- Chapter 5 Women in the Parliament: Changing Gender Dynamics in the Political Sphere in Nepal

This edited volume explores the state of inclusive governance in South Asia. It particularly examines the nature and scope of inclusiveness noticed in the parliament and civil service in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, and the judiciary in Bangladesh. Where previous literature has stressed the need for the inclusion of external stakeholders, this volume highlights the importance of the involvement of internal stakeholders. This includes 'insiders' such as opposition members and government backbenchers in parliament and specialists in the civil service. The main emphasis is on identifying the extent to which insiders in different institutions have the scope to participate in the governing process. Furthermore, this volume also seeks to assess the implications of inclusiveness/exclusiveness for democratic governance.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- PART I Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- PART II 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 reforms in developing countries: toward a new synthesis -- 5 Parliament and public legislation in Bangladesh

This book explores the role of government in the governing process of Bangladesh, identifies & explains the implications of the crises in governance for democratic consolidation in Bangladesh. It will be of interest to South Asian Studies, governance, public policy and administration.

This article examines the process of curriculum development for Public Administration in public universities in Bangladesh and explores the extent to which Bangladesh can learn lessons from others' experiences, especially from countries in the South Asian region. The article compares and contrasts the curriculum and courses offered by different departments of Public Administration and explores reasons for variations. It also analyses measures adopted for the modernisation of curriculum and identifies factors that are likely to retard the progress towards change and improvement. The article argues that the widespread autonomy that different universities enjoy has become counterproductive, leading to a decline in the standard of education and the politicisation of the governing process in the universities. Everything now weighs in party political terms. This, in turn, causes more harm than good. Bangladesh can try to learn, especially from India's experiences, how to stress on striking a balance between autonomy to be enjoyed by universities and control to be exercised by the government/University Grants Commission (UGC) to ensure that the practice does not differ much from the ideal.