In Search of Better Governance in South Asia and Beyond

edited by Ishtiaq Jamil, Steinar Askvik, Tek Nath Dhakal

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

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Year of publication:	2013
Other Persons:	Jamil, Ishtiaq (ed.) ; Askvik, Steinar (ed.) ; Dhakal, Tek Nath (ed.)
Publisher:	New York, NY : Springer
Subject:	Südasien \| Governance
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (XII, 251 p, online resource)
Series:	Public Administration, Governance and Globalization ; 3 SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Preface; Abbreviation and Acronyms; Contents; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Governance Indicators in South Asia; Wealth and Health Indicators in South Asia; Contents of the Book; References; 2 Understanding Governance in South Asia; Introduction; Understanding Governance in South Asia; Paternalism; Implications; The Administrative State; Alliances and Networking; Alliances Between Political Parties; Politics-Business Nexus; Implications; Reinventing State; Four Faces of Governance in South Asia; Conclusion; References; 3 Improving Governance: Lessons Learnt; Introduction The Origins of the ConceptThe Evolution of the Concept; Lessons Learnt; Institutional Transfers are Difficult; Countries Have Their Own Institutional Legacies; Context Makes a Difference; Good Governance as Aid Conditionality has Outlived Itself; Future Challenges; Independent or Dependent Variable; How to Get a Better Understanding; Process or Outcome Variables; Conclusions; References; 4 Good Governance and the Global Economic Crises: A New Opportunity for UNDP? Comparing WB and UNDP Good Governance Rhetoric; Introduction; Economic Governance Versus Democratic Governance An Ongoing Discourse: NeoliberalismGG and the WB: A Growing Critique; UNDP: Will It Capture the Day?; Toward a Polarization Between the WB and UNDP? A Donor Driven Process at Country Level Versus Global Economic Expertise?; Hard Economic Laws and Soft Societal Adjustments; Donor Experience and Donor Support: A Critical Influence for UNDP; Streamlining the Discourse of Democratic Governance; Politics, Democracy, and the Market: How Power Relations Work?; Democracy and Power: A UNDP Policy Success?; Conclusion; References; 5 Failed States and the Lack of Good Governance: A Causal Explanation IntroductionDependent Variable: The Failed States; Operational Definition of Failed States; Independent Variable: Good Governance; Operational Definition: Good Governance; Data Analysis; Conclusion; Appendix 1; References; 6 The Quest for Better Governance: A Case Study of India; Introduction; Policy of Globalization and Liberalization in India: The Background; The New Public Management Paradigm and Governance in India; Introducing NPM in the Governance of India; The NPM and the Emerging Moral Dilemmas; India's Quest for Good Governance: Some Emerging Problems Strategies Needed for Good Governance and Sustainable DevelopmentAdopting a Normative Model of Good Governance; The Public--Private Sector Synergy; Accountability as a Basic Requisite for Good Governance; Adoption of IT and the Concept of E-Governance; The Citizen-Oriented Paradigm of Good Governance; Combating Corruption for Good Governance; Reversing Policy Paralysis; Concluding Observations; 7 Application of Performance-Based Management: A Case of Nepalese Civil Service Reform; Introduction; Reforms and Performance-Based Management in Nepal; Conceptual Framework; Reforms New Public Management
ISBN:	978-1-4614-7372-5 ; 978-1-4614-7371-8
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-1-4614-7372-5 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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