In Search of Better Governance in South Asia and Beyond

By Tek Nath Dhakal, Ishtiaq Jamil, Steinar Askvik, et al.

​​​​​1) Introduction Towards better governance: Theoretical perspective.- 2.Improving governance: lesson learnt for Future Challenges.- 3.Towards Good Governance: A Socio-Institutional Perspective.- 4.Failed States and the lack of Good Governance.- 5.Governance and multilateral organizations in times of neo-liberalism: From Rawls and Hayek inspirations to post-Schumpeter innovations..- 6.Does Corruption Matter for Citizen's Trust in Public Institutions? Lessons from South Asia Local governance: Issue of accountability and service delivery..- 7. Bangladesh Local government and Development in Bangladesh: Lesson Learned and Challenges for Improving Service Delivery of Union Parishad.- 8.NGO Accountability status in Nepal..- 9. "Health Service Decentralization in Nepal: Achievements and Challenges".- 10. E-government policy Implementation in Brunei: Lesson Learnt from Singapore.- 11.Women's Political Participation in Bangladesh: Role of Political Parties.- 12.Governance: collaboration or Opposition? A comparative Study of Two Governance NGO relation Cases in Kunming, China.- 13.Relationship between Administrative Reforms and Political Will: A Case of the Application of Performance Based Incentive in the Nepalese Civil Service.- 14.New Age of South-South Development Cooperation: A Case Study of Nepal.- 15.Endemic Corruption and Progress towards MDGs in South Asia.- 16.Poverty Reduction in Nepal: sustainability of Achievements.- 17.Malpractices in Public Distribution System: Administrative or Political Factors.- 18.Revisiting Anticorruption Approach in the Developing Countries.- 19.Conclusion​.​

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149390146X
• ISBN13: 9781493901463
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"