The concept of good governance in South Asia poses a challenge at
the implementation level, mainly due to ethnocentricity, regional
disparities, division between poor and rich, and rural and urban
division among the people. Concepts such as decentralization,
citizen engagement, lean public service, privatization, autonomy,
public-private partnership may work well in developed countries but
may not produce the same results in the region where the majority
of poor people expect their government to fulfill their basic
needs. Governance in South Asia needs to be reformed to ensure that
poverty can be reduced, if not completely eradicated. Poor
governance and the various means by which governance has fallen
short, has led to lack of development and continuance of poverty in
South Asian societies. South Asian countries have more or less
similar objectives, structures, value systems, cultures, and
standards of governance despite different forms of government. The
colonial legacy of British administrative system had its impact on
centralization. Secrecy, elitism, rigidity, and social isolation is
common to all South Asian countries. The post-colonial
administrative system is built upon pre-colonial administrative
traditions throughout the region. These countries can learn from
each other's experiences. They need to develop an indigenous model
to find pragmatic solutions to the challenges of good governance.
This book argues that countries in South Asian can achieve good
results through good governance if they develop and adopt an
indigenous model rather than simply borrowing models and ideas from
the West. Please note: This title is co-published with Manohar
Publishers, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or
distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan,
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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