Foreign Aid and Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh: The Problem of Good Governance
Parnini, Syeda Naushin

Description

The World Bank has made issues of corruption a major element in its governance agenda in Bangladesh and elsewhere. This work develops a critique to this new approach of development aid, which is characterized by a good governance agenda in every sector; these issues remain the most significant factors for Bangladesh as it strives towards meeting the challenges of development in the era of globalization.

Reviews

“. . . a pioneering work of critical analysis with regard to governance-related issues in Bangladesh. The author has explored the causes and problems of non-coercive intervention” by the donors in the form of foreign aid and governance agenda and has contributed to the discourse of sustainable and indigenous governance process of Bangladesh.” – Prof. Motoko Shuto, University of Tsukuba

“The author examines issues currently in play, and also traces the evolution of many of the problems and the impact of foreign aid and its governance agenda over the years and addresses policy concerns as well management of organizational factors of the donor agencies as they affect programs and policies of Bangladesh and other developing countries.” – <>Prof. Nathan Gilbert Quimpo, University of Tsukuba “What is new in this work is the application of the body of literature developed in this area to Bangladesh. Importantly, while the ideas are not new, they need to be heard again in a different format, from a different author, and by a different audience (i.e., in Bangladesh).” – Prof. Harald Klienschmidt, University of Tsukuba

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgement
Abstract
Abbreviations
List of Tables and Figures
Chapter 1 An Overview of the Book
Introduction 1
Key Arguments 7
Sovereignty Implication of External Intervention
Political Underdevelopment
Causes of Underdevelopment and Weak Governance
Paradigm of Weak and Strong Governance
Research Methodology
Significance of the Book
Chapter 2: Foreign Aid and Governance in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Economy and Aid Conditionality
Current Governance Situation in Bangladesh
Aid Prescriptions, Governance and Development in Bangladesh
The Role of Donors and Challenges for Bangladesh
Ownership
Alignment
Harmonization
Mutual Accountability
Donors vs. Bangladesh Government: the Unequal Bargaining
Chapter 3:The Role of Donors in ‘Poverty Reduction’ and ‘Good Governance’ and Responses of Bangladesh
Introduction
Poverty Alleviation and Development Discourse
Recent Poverty Trends in Bangladesh
Role of Donors and Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh
Quality of the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Country Ownership and Participation
Field survey
Dilemma of the Donor Strategies and Governance Issues
Poverty Reduction and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Bangladesh’s Initiatives and Responses
Chapter 4 Public Sector Reforms: A Critique to the `New Approach` of Development Aid in Bangladesh
Introduction
NPM, Good Governance Agenda and Bangladesh
Constraints and Trajectories of the Public Sector Reform in Bangladesh
Pitfalls in Governance Reforms and Challenges
Chapter Conclusion
Chapter 5 Rethinking Good Governance: The Context of Political Culture of Bangladesh
Introduction
Good Governance and Democracy
Governance, Democracy and Development
Political Culture
Architect of the Governance System
Crisis of Governance in Bangladesh
Village Assembly and Endogenous Democracy
Tracing the Traditional Grassroots Governance Process in Bangladesh
Governance and Politics in Bangladesh
Political Incentives, Governance and Policy-Making
Rethinking “Good-Governance” Agenda
Chapter Conclusion
Chapter 6 Conclusion
Foreign Aid and Governance Interventions: Essential or Intentional?
Recent Forces of Policy Transmission
The Way Ahead
Participation: Going Beyond Existing Donor-Driven Neo-liberal “Civil Society” and Power Relations
New Spaces for Participatory Governance
Power Relations and Social Space
Social Space and Decentralization
Governance Agenda or Governance Aggression?
The Way Out
Donor-Recipient Relations
Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
Index

ISBN10:  0-7734-3596-4   ISBN13:  978-0-7734-3596-4    Pages:  248    Year:  2010   

Series: hors série Number: 0

Subject Areas:  Asian Studies, Economics, Business, Management, Forthcoming, Political Science,

Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press

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