Urban Governance In Bangladesh And Pakistan

Contributed articles.

Since 2002, the Asian Development Bank has worked with the Government of Bangladesh on expanding the Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Project (UGIIP), to revitalize 96 of the country’s 328 important secondary towns—pourashavas. Advancing Bangladesh's urban development through performance-based infrastructure financing for pourashavas improving their governance, UGIIP has transformed individual lives and whole communities—with livelihood training, inclusive organizations for better civic management, and new infrastructure creating healthier, sustainable environments for vulnerable residents. Including beneficiaries' personal stories, this report examines how the UGIIP strategy has stimulated simultaneous progress in Bangladesh's urban governance and infrastructure.

This Is Pioneering Study Comparing The Governance Arrangements In The Five Megacities Of South Asia Namely Dhaka, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi And Karachi Within A Common Analytical Framework.

Contributed articles prepared from research carried out during Phase II (1994-95) and Phase III (1996-97) of the Global Urban Research Initiative (GURI).

The Book Focuses On Problems Of Urban Governance In Bangladesh. Particular Focus Of The Book Is On Exploration Of Impact Of Coordination On Urban Policy Implementation. Based On Empirical Examples From Rajshahi City Corporation, The Book Has Explored Impact Of Both Intra-Organizational As Well As Inter-Organization Coordination On Implementation Of Infrastructure Policy Of Urban Governance In Bangladesh.

Lectures by Prof. Islam during his tenure as a visiting fellow in 1998 at the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies.

This book provides an analysis of the urban government system in Bangladesh, focusing on its upper tier, the City Corporation (CC), and the institutional and legal frameworks within which it operates. Along with a discussion of the scale and magnitude of urbanization, the book presents a comprehensive analysis of the reform agendas of CCs including their functional assignments, local political leadership, local control over administration and service delivery, local fiscal autonomy and local financial management, and local participation and accountability mechanisms. Very few efforts have been taken to analyze the comprehensive reform agenda required to make the CCs effectively discharge their duties and responsibilities in the context of Bangladesh. This book therefore not only fills this gap in the literature, but also provides recommendations on each reform agenda.