Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan

513 Pages·2013·7.024 MB·English

by  Meghna Sabharwal, Evan M. Berman

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insider perspective and a scholarly look at the challenges and accomplishments in the region.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
DAVID H. ROSENBLOOM
Distinguished Professor of Public Administration
American University, Washington, DC
Founding Editor
JACK RABIN
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Contents
Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................ix
Introduction: Comments on Purpose and Method ..............................................................xi
About the Authors .............................................................................................................xvii
1 Public Administration in South Asia ...........................................................................1
MEGHNA SABHARWAL AND EVAN M. BERMAN
SeCtion i inDiA
2 History and Context of Public Administration in India ............................................29
RAM KUMAR MISHRA
3 Public Policy Processes and Citizen Participation in India .......................................51
DOLLY ARORA
4 Intergovernmental Relations in India ........................................................................73
REKHA SAXENA
5 Public Service Ethics in India ....................................................................................91
SANGEETA SHARMA
6 Freedom of Information in India .............................................................................111
RUMKI BASU
7 Administrative Reforms in India ..............................................................................135
MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH
8 Civil Service System and Reforms in India ..............................................................155
KRISHNA K. TUMMALA
9 e-Government in India .............................................................................................173
MOHAMMED BADRUL ALAM
SeCtion ii BAnGLADeSH
10 History and Context of Public Administration in Bangladesh ................................195
MOHAMMAD MOHABBAT KHAN
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11 Public Policy Processes and Citizen Participation in Bangladesh ...........................213
SALAHUDDIN M. AMINUZZAMAN
12 Public Service Ethics and Corruption in Bangladesh ..............................................237
MOBASSER MONEM AND HASAN MUHAMMAD BANIAMIN
13 Freedom of Information in Bangladesh: Policy Dynamics, Present State, and
Challenges ................................................................................................................257
PRANAB KUMAR PANDAY AND GOLAM RABBANI
14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh ....................................................................279
NAZMUL AHSAN KALIMULLAH, A.K.M. REAZUL HASSAN, AND
MOHAMMAD GOLAM KEBRIA SARKAR
15 Civil Service System and Reforms in Bangladesh ....................................................297
MOHAMMAD MOHABBAT KHAN AND MOHAMMAD ASHRAFUL HAQUE
16 e-Government in Bangladesh: The Dawn of Citizen-Centric Public
Administration? ........................................................................................................317
NOORE ALAM SIDDIQUEE
17 Public Agencies’ Initiatives for Social Development in Bangladesh ........................337
QUAMRUL ALAM
SeCtion iii PAKiStAn
18 History and Context of Public Administration in Pakistan ....................................371
MUNEER AHMAD
19 Public Policy Processes and Citizen Participation in Pakistan ................................395
MOHSIN BASHIR
20 Intergovernmental Relations in Pakistan ................................................................409
MUHAMMAD AMJAD
21 Public Service Ethics in Pakistan .............................................................................429
ABU RASHID JAFRI
22 Administrative Reforms in Pakistan ........................................................................439
MUHAMMAD ZAFAR IQBAL JADOON AND NASIRA JABEEN
23 Civil Service System and Reforms in Pakistan .........................................................453
NASIRA JABEEN AND MUHAMMAD ZAFAR IQBAL JADOON
SeCtion iV SRi LAnKA
24 History and Context of Public Administration in Sri Lanka ...................................471
A.M. NAVARATNA-BANDARA
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