The political economy of decentralised local governance in Bangladesh

Authors
Khan, NA
Citation
Na. Khan, The political economy of decentralised local governance in Bangladesh, I J SOC WOR, 62(1), 2001, pp. 90-105
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work & Social Policy
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK
ISSN journal
00195634 → ACNP
Volume
62
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
90 - 105
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-5634(200101)62:1<90:TPEODL>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The article is a critique of the different attempts at decentralisation and how the different ruling regimes used them to create a sub-national base f or themselves. The author builds up the article by giving a theoretical ove rview of decentralisation and the genesis of decentralisation practices in Bangladesh.