Issues of Governance in Bangladesh

Contents: 1. Issues of Governance in Bangladesh. 2. Evolution of the structure of Government in Bangladesh. 3. Local Government of the twenty first century. 4. National administration in the twenty-first century. 5. Reforming planning and budgeting. 6. Reforming land administration and land use planning. 7. Integrity of the electoral system. 8. Bangladesh in the twenty-first century: Bangladesh in 2001. 9. Bangladesh in the twenty-first century: Bangladesh in 2040.

"Nearly twenty years ago the author published a collection of eight essays entitled "Thoughts on Development Administration". This is a second installment of nine such essays in the context of changes over the period. It begins with an attempt at identifying the pressing issues of good governance in Bangladesh. Then it looks at the structure of government and disposal of public business as it evolved since the British Raj. It goes on to provide a vision of local government of the future with most governmental functions and powers devolved to sixty-seven districts. Consistent with such a scheme a similar vision of national government and administration of the future is also provided. In three chapters the author deals with what he considers three important subjects - planning and budgeting, land administration and land use planning and electoral system. Finally there are two chapters on the vision for the twenty-first century. One is a reproduction of the vision 2001 from the earlier book and the other is the new vision for 2040." (jacket)