Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Ishtiaq Jamil, Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman, Sk. Tawfique M. Haque

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3. Governance in the Age of Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for South and Southeast Asia

   • Ali Farazmand

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4. Theories of Governance: South Asian Perspective

   • Sk. Tawfique M. Haque

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5. Network Governance and Policy Making: Developments and Directions in Asia

   • Habib Zafarullah

   Pages 45-63

6. Public Management as a Building Block for Governance: Drawing on the Experiences of Hong Kong

   • Ahmed Shafiqul Huque

   Pages 65-81

7. Globalization, State Formation, and Reinvention in Public Governance: Exploring the Linkages and Patterns in Southeast Asia

   • M. Shamsul Haque

   Pages 83-99

8. The Relevance of the Concept of Good Governance: Revisiting Goals, Agendas and Strategies

   • Akbar Ali Khan

   Pages 101-115

9. Good Governance and Human Development in Developing Countries, with Special Reference to South Asia

   • Haroon Khan

   Pages 117-135

10. Key Issues in Women’s Representation in Bureaucracy: Lessons from South Asia

    • Syeda Lasna Kabir

    Pages 137-156

11. Citizens’ Trust in Public and Political Institutions in Bangladesh and Nepal

    • Ishtiaq Jamil, Steinar Askvik

    Pages 157-173

12. Constructing Co-Governance Between Government and Civil Society: An Institutional Approach to Collaboration

    • Yutaka Tsujinaka, Shakil Ahmed, Yohei Kobashi

    Pages 175-189

13. The Reform of Public Service Units in China: A Decentralization Approach

    • Mei Li

    Pages 191-210

14. Dynamics of Public Policy: Determinants of Policymaking and Implementation in Bangladesh

    • Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman

    Pages 211-227

15. The Purposeful Destruction of State Capacity in Bihar, India

    • Santhosh Mathew, Mick Moore

    Pages 229-243

16. Does Governance Matter in South Asia and Beyond?

    • Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman, Ishtiaq Jamil, Sk. Tawfique M. Haque

    Pages 245-258

This book explores and analyzes governance and policy issues in South, Southeast, and East Asia. It maps governance challenges and analyzes current trends from the perspectives of democracy, public policy, and public institutions. Regional public administration and governance systems have undergone some phenomenal changes over the last three decades and have played a key role in the economic progress of the area, especially in the Southeast and East Asian nations. Rich with country-specific evidence and analyses, the chapters in the book apply empirical and other research methods to examine shifting paradigms and best practices. This book develops an understanding of changes in the forms, process and practices of governance, both within the context of each nation and in a comparative perspective. The book will appeal to scholars, academics, students, and practitioners of public administration, political science, and policy issues.

• East Asia
• South Asia
• South-East Asia
• globalization
• governance
• public policy

• Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

  Ishtiaq Jamil

• Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka and PPG Program, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman

• Department of Political Science and Sociology, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  Sk. Tawfique M. Haque

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