Politics and Governance in Bangladesh - Uncertain Landscapes

List of contents

Introduction: Contesting political space: Who governs in Bangladesh, Ipshita Basu, Joe Devine and Geof Wood

Part I: Political Settlement

1. Party dysfunction and homeostatis in Bangladesh: The old disorder restored (or not), Harry Blair

Part II: Elites and Deep Structures

2. Where are the drivers of governance reform?, Pierre Landell-Mills

Part III: Democracy, Citizenship and Values

3. Citizen-centred governance: Lessons from high performing Asian economies for Bangladesh, Habibul Haque Khondker

4. Governance, rights and the demand for democracy: Evidence from Bangladesh, Ipshita Basu, Graham K. Brown and Joe Devine

Part IV: Civil Society, Local Context and Political Change

5. Deconstructing the natural state? Is there room for de Tocqueville or only Gramsci in Bangladesh, Geof Wood

6. When things go wrong in NGOs: What can be learned from cases of organisational breakdown and ‘failure’?, David Lewis

Part V: Informality and Accountability

7. The significance of unruly politics in Bangladesh, Naomi Hossain

8. Governance challenges in Bangladesh: Old wine in not so new bottles?, Joe Devine, Ipshita Basu and Geof Wood

About the author

Ipshita Basu is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Westminster, UK.
Joe Devine is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, UK.
Geof Wood is Emeritus Professor of International Development and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath, UK.

Summary

This book explores the central issue of Bangladeshi politics: the weakness of governance. The coexistence of a poor governance track record and a relatively strong socioeconomic performance makes Bangladesh an intriguing case which throws up exciting and relevant conceptual and policy challenges.

Product details

• Authors: Ipshita Basu, Ipshita (University of Surrey Basu, Ipshita (University of Surrey Uk) Devine Basu, Ipshita Devine Basu, Joe Devine, Geof Wood
• Assisted by: Ipshita Basu (Editor), Basu Ipshita (Editor), Joe Devine (Editor), Geof Wood (Editor), Wood Geof (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367885441
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88544-1
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Bangladesh, Politics & government, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General