Politics, Governance and Development in Bangladesh

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Muhammad Sayadur Rahman, Muhammad Sayadur (Associate Professor Rahman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781138570689
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57068-9
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Bangladesh, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Political structure & processes, Public International Law, Development Studies, Political structure and processes, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General