Overview
- Explores the nature and scope of inclusiveness in different South Asian governing institutions
- Argues for the mutually reinforcing involvement of both internal and external stakeholders
- Includes case studies from Bangladesh, India and Nepal
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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.
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Keywords
- accountable governance
- transition to substantive democracy
- democracy in South Asia
- Inclusive governance
- backbenchers
- Public consultation
- Gender mainstreaming
- Social accountability
- Inclusive governance in Bangladesh
- Inclusive governance in India
- Inclusive governance in Nepal
- Parliamentary opposition
- generalists and specialists in the civil service
- National Institution of Transforming India (NITI)
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
- inclusive institutions
- inclusive development
- inclusive judiciary
- decentralization
Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Nizam Ahmed is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. His previous books include Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh (2016), and Parliaments in Asia (co-edited with Lord Norton, 1999).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Inclusive Governance in South Asia
Book Subtitle: Parliament, Judiciary and Civil Service
Editors: Nizam Ahmed
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60904-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60903-4Published: 18 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86955-1Published: 17 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60904-1Published: 04 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 287
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Policy, Governance and Government, Development Policy, Asian Politics, Public Administration