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This edited volume examines policies aimed at increasing the
representation of women in governing institutions in six South
Asian countries. Divided into three parts, it addresses the
implications of uniformity and diversity for the substantive
representation of women in parliament, civil service and local
government. The contributing authors explore the scope and limits
of 'positive discriminatory policies' within distinct country
contexts, and the implications of the lack of such policies in
other countries. Their findings shed new light on the extent to
which the higher presence of women in different governing
institutions matters, particularly in respect of promoting women's
issues; and also on the way men and women in different governing
institutions look upon each other's roles and adopt strategies for
mutual adjustment. This innovative collection will appeal to
students and scholars of gender studies, public policy and
administration, international relations, law and political science.
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. 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. 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 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. By exploring the link between inclusiveness and
accountability, its contributors are able to draw out the strengths
and weaknesses of the existing mechanisms of accountability,
particularly social accountability. This innovative collection will
appeal to students and scholars of gender and development studies,
public policy and administration, international relations, law and
political science.
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 behavior. By analyzing 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 use when
comparing strategies and outcomes of postcolonial 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.
Good policies are an important prerequisite of good governance, and
any effort to change one is likely to affect the other. In emerging
democracies, such as Bangladesh, a redefinition of roles and
responsibilities of different actors in the policy and governing
process can be noticed. This book identifies and analyses issues
related to the making and implementation of public policies in
Bangladesh over the last four decades (1972-2012). It explores the
implications of the change that has taken place in policy and
governance environment in Bangladesh. Focusing on several important
sectoral and sub-sectoral polices, it examines the impact and
limitations of the change. Chapters are structured into four parts:
Public Policy, Bureaucracy and Parliament; Cases of Public Policy;
Women in Governance and Public Administration; Ethics, Innovations,
and Public Service Delivery, and the book is a valuable resource
for researchers in the field of development studies, public policy
and South Asian politics.
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.
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.
This is a description and assessment of Asian parliaments. It looks
at the parliaments of India, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan, China,
Mongolia and Nepal and assesses key variables that determine the
impact of parliaments.
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. By exploring the link between inclusiveness and
accountability, its contributors are able to draw out the strengths
and weaknesses of the existing mechanisms of accountability,
particularly social accountability. This innovative collection will
appeal to students and scholars of gender and development studies,
public policy and administration, international relations, law and
political science.
This edited volume examines policies aimed at increasing the
representation of women in governing institutions in six South
Asian countries. Divided into three parts, it addresses the
implications of uniformity and diversity for the substantive
representation of women in parliament, civil service and local
government. The contributing authors explore the scope and limits
of 'positive discriminatory policies' within distinct country
contexts, and the implications of the lack of such policies in
other countries. Their findings shed new light on the extent to
which the higher presence of women in different governing
institutions matters, particularly in respect of promoting women's
issues; and also on the way men and women in different governing
institutions look upon each other's roles and adopt strategies for
mutual adjustment. This innovative collection will appeal to
students and scholars of gender studies, public policy and
administration, international relations, law and political science.
Good policies are an important prerequisite of good governance, and
any effort to change one is likely to affect the other. In emerging
democracies, such as Bangladesh, a redefinition of roles and
responsibilities of different actors in the policy and governing
process can be noticed. This book identifies and analyses issues
related to the making and implementation of public policies in
Bangladesh over the last four decades (1972-2012). It explores the
implications of the change that has taken place in policy and
governance environment in Bangladesh. Focusing on several important
sectoral and sub-sectoral polices, it examines the impact and
limitations of the change. Chapters are structured into four parts:
Public Policy, Bureaucracy and Parliament; Cases of Public Policy;
Women in Governance and Public Administration; Ethics, Innovations,
and Public Service Delivery, and the book is a valuable resource
for researchers in the field of development studies, public policy
and South Asian politics.
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 behavior. By analyzing 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 use when
comparing strategies and outcomes of postcolonial 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 book is a study of the roles and relations of politicians and
bureaucrats in the policy process of the upazila parishad (UZP) in
Bangladesh in its formative phase. The analysis is directed at
examining the ways the two perceived each other's roles and defined
inter-role relationships in the policy process. The study reveals
that the political and bureaucratic roles in the UZP did not remain
mutually exclusive; rather one reinforced the other in a number of
ways. Such reinforcement was governed more by mutuality of
interests of the two sets of actors than by psychological
affinities or ideological similarities. To attain their personal
and organisational objectives, both politicians and bureaucrats
were continually engaged in exchanging support and resources.
Nothing appeared to be beyond the formal scope of exchange, not
even rules. Hence, the inter-role relationship was characterised by
reciprocity and interdependence. But such exchange, besides
encouraging deviant behaviour and suppressing conflict, was fraught
with the risk of giving rise to inertia and conservatism in the
policy process. It also discouraged the growth of policy
entrepreneurship in the UZP.
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