Public policy and governance in Bangladesh : forty years of experience / edited by Nizam Ahmed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The "holy grail" of governance : drivers, challenges and opportunities for developing countries -- Bureaucratic capacity and good governance -- Public management in developing countries : towards a new synthesis -- Parliament and public legislation in Bangladesh -- Agenda shaping and accountability in public policies : an analysis of the food policy of Bangladesh -- Ambitious plans, cautious implementation : why has Bangladesh followed such half-hearted privatization policy? -- External inducement, internal support : explaining the health-sector policy gains in Bangladesh -- Revisiting national forest policies in Bangladesh -- Gender quotas and women's representation in parliament : lessons from Bangladesh -- Openings and resistances : women in Bangladesh civil service -- Women's participation in politics at the local level in Bangladesh : a perspective from good governance -- Building an effective ethics infrastructure in the public service of Bangladesh -- Road to e-governance and public service delivery in Bangladesh : how long is the journey? -- Citizen's charter and public service delivery in Bangladesh --Governance of NGOs in Bangladesh : control mechanisms and their limitations.