Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia: Trends, Issues and Challenges

✍ Scribed by Ishtiaq Jamil, Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman, Sk. Tawfique M. Haque (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 258
• Series: Public Administration, Governance and Globalization 15
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explores and analyzes governance and policy issues in South, Southeast, and East Asia. It maps governance challenges and analyzes current trends from the perspectives of democracy, public policy, and public institutions. Regional public administration and governance systems have undergone some phenomenal changes over the last three decades and have played a key role in the economic progress of the area, especially in the Southeast and East Asian nations. Rich with country-specific evidence and analyses, the chapters in the book apply empirical and other research methods to examine shifting paradigms and best practices. This book develops an understanding of changes in the forms, process and practices of governance, both within the context of each nation and in a comparative perspective. The book will appeal to scholars, academics, students, and practitioners of public administration, political science, and policy issues.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Governance in the Age of Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for South and Southeast Asia....Pages 11-26
Theories of Governance: South Asian Perspective....Pages 27-43
Network Governance and Policy Making: Developments and Directions in Asia....Pages 45-63
Public Management as a Building Block for Governance: Drawing on the Experiences of Hong Kong....Pages 65-81
Globalization, State Formation, and Reinvention in Public Governance: Exploring the Linkages and Patterns in Southeast Asia....Pages 83-99
The Relevance of the Concept of Good Governance: Revisiting Goals, Agendas and Strategies....Pages 101-115
Good Governance and Human Development in Developing Countries, with Special Reference to South Asia....Pages 117-135
Key Issues in Women’s Representation in Bureaucracy: Lessons from South Asia....Pages 137-156
Citizens’ Trust in Public and Political Institutions in Bangladesh and Nepal....Pages 157-173
Constructing Co-Governance Between Government and Civil Society: An Institutional Approach to Collaboration....Pages 175-189
The Reform of Public Service Units in China: A Decentralization Approach....Pages 191-210
Dynamics of Public Policy: Determinants of Policymaking and Implementation in Bangladesh....Pages 211-227
The Purposeful Destruction of State Capacity in Bihar, India....Pages 229-243
Does Governance Matter in South Asia and Beyond?....Pages 245-258

✦ Subjects

Public Administration; Social Policy; Economic Policy; Political Science, general