Governance in developing Asia : public service delivery and empowerment / edited by Anil B. Deolalikar, Shikha Jha, Pilipinas F. Quising.

Contributor(s): Deolalikar, Anil B [editor.] | Jha, Shikha [editor.] | Quising, Pilipinas F [editor.]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2016. Edition: Paperback edDescription: xvi, 341 p.: ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781784715564 (cased); 1784715565 (cased)Subject(s): Public administration -- Asia | Public administration -- Developing countries | Civil service -- Asia | Civil service -- Developing countriesDDC classification: 351.5

Contents:

1. Overview -- 2. Governance in developing Asia: concepts, measurements, determinants and a paradox -- 3. Do governance indicators explain growth performance? A cross-country analysis -- 4. Governance and development outcomes in Asia -- 5. Corruption in Asia and the Pacific: a manifestation of weak governance -- 6. The state of public services in developing Asia -- 7. Harnessing public-private service delivery arrangements in developing Asia -- 8. Improving service delivery through decentralization -- 9. Improving education services: district governance and student learning in Indonesia -- 10. Citizen empowerment in service delivery -- 11. Rights, accountability and citizenship: India's emerging welfare state -- 12. Using ICT to improve governance and service delivery to the poor -- 13. Concluding remarks.

Summary: Governance in Developing Asia is one of the first books of its kind to provide an overview of the role that better governance and citizen empowerment can play in improving public service delivery in developing Asia. The World Development Report 2004 set a framework for public service delivery in terms of the short and long roads to accountability of service providers to citizens. More than a decade on, this important book revisits the issue and departs from the WDR framework, highlighting its shortcomings and offering alternative solutions.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library	351.5 GOV 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out		04/19/2024	107947
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library General Stacks	351.5 GOV 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Shakib		100135

"Co-publication of the Asian Development Bank and Edward Elgar Publishing."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Governance in Developing Asia is one of the first books of its kind to provide an overview of the role that better governance and citizen empowerment can play in improving public service delivery in developing Asia. The World Development Report 2004 set a framework for public service delivery in terms of the short and long roads to accountability of service providers to citizens. More than a decade on, this important book revisits the issue and departs from the WDR framework, highlighting its shortcomings and offering alternative solutions.

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