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Government and NGOs in South Asia

Author : Mohammad Jahangir Hossain Mojumder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000760626
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Government and NGOs in South Asia by : Mohammad Jahangir Hossain Mojumder

Download or read book Government and NGOs in South Asia written by Mohammad Jahangir Hossain Mojumder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses efforts of Bangladeshi government and NGOs to strengthen local governance, and identifies the challenges posed by collaboration with NGOs. Presenting a dominantly qualitative study, the analysis explores whether engagement between the Sharique project to strengthen local governance and the Union Parishads has translated into success. In doing so, it argues that evidence points to a positive impact on institutionalising good governance and fiscal autonomy through widening participation in planning and decision-making, reinforcing accountability of functionaries and enhancing tax collection. Furthermore, this book demonstrates that the collaboration has aided the process of development of social capital between officials of councils and NGOs, as well as amongst the community members, encouraging future partnership governance. However, with the phasing out of the project as a propelling force, it also shows that the results fall short of being sustainable and, as such, that statuary support, unequivocal political commitment, and incentivising engagements are required to stabilise outcomes. Bridging a gap in the Development Studies literature, this book presents new findings on the collaboration of NGOs at the local level. It will be of interest to academics working in the field of South Asian Studies, Development Studies, and Asian Politics.

Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia

Author : Peter B. Andersen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100037159X
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia by : Peter B. Andersen

Download or read book Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia written by Peter B. Andersen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an overview of the history and development of civil society in three major nations of South Asia – Pakistan, India and Bangladesh – from colonial times to the present. It examines the liberalization of civil society since the 1980s, the needs it created for civil action, the professionalization of civil society organizations, and the extent to which civil society may benefit society at large in the context of local, national and global transformations in the economy, political regime and ideology. The reader will find new insights on the interaction between the liberalization of multifaceted civil societies in the three countries, presenting contrasts such as restrictions put on women’s organizations or labour unions and acceptance of religious organizations’ activities. The volume looks at forms of transfer of civil society models, representation and democratic legitimacy of civil society organizations such as nongovernmental organizations, government organized NGOs and faith-based organizations, along with the structuring of civil society through legal frames as well as female, religious, and ethnic mobilizations around language and literature. Using wide-ranging empirical data and theoretical analyses, it deals with civil society issues relating to human rights and political challenges, justice, inequality, empowerment, and the role of bureaucracy, women’s movements, and ethnic and linguistic minorities. It also presents early responses to the Covid-19 crisis in 2020 which created significant pressure on the states and on civil society. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of political studies, development studies, sociology, public policy and governance, law and human rights, as also to professionals in think tanks, civil society activists and NGOs.

The State and NGOs

Author : Shinichi Shigetomi
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9812301526
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book The State and NGOs written by Shinichi Shigetomi and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2002 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the state-NGO relationships in fifteen Asian countries.

The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia

Author : Gerard Clarke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134695349
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Book Synopsis The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia by : Gerard Clarke

Download or read book The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia written by Gerard Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia traces the history of the emergence of NGOs in the Philippines and southeast Asia and the political factors which encouraged this. The main focus is on the period from the mid-1990s when NGOs first became a notable force in the region. It documents the complex relations between NGOs and other political actors including the state, organised religion, foreign donors, the business sector and underground insurgent groups and their impact on NGO strategy.

Civil Society in South Asia

Author : David Taylor
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000646459
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Civil Society in South Asia written by David Taylor and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-22 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are new ideas needed to disentangle the uses and abuses of the idea of civil society both in South Asia and beyond? This book seeks to explore this question by reviewing the debate on civil society mainly in India but also in Pakistan. Civil society is a term that has a rich history in European political and social thought since the 17th century. Yet it has also become shorthand either for groups who place themselves in opposition to state elites or for non- governmental organizations that initiate, often in partnership with international agencies, programmes of economic and social development that to a greater or lesser extent are distanced from the state. The purpose of this collection of essays, initially presented at a seminar in 2018 in Hyderabad in South India, is to explore these disconnects and to see if concepts of civil society can be developed that go with the grain of South Asia’s political and historical experience. Some of the chapters in this edited volume focus specifically on theoretical dimensions, while others take case studies from India and Pakistan. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Civil Society.

Women's Empowerment in South Asia

Author : Pranab Panday
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317372646
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Women's Empowerment in South Asia written by Pranab Panday and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic development in the poorest countries often makes better progress when women become involved in, and take a lead in, development projects. Encouraging women’s involvement, however, is often a major difficulty in societies where traditionally women’s status has been inferior and where women are expected to be domestic and passive. This book, based on extensive original research, considers major projects undertaken by non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh to encourage women’s participation. The book identifies the factors which motivated women to be active, discusses how women achieved the level of capacity and knowledge to enable them to serve their communities appropriately, assesses the major difficulties and recommends how empowerment projects can be improved in future. The book concludes that established institutions and traditional customs are often the greatest barrier to women’s participation.

Public Administration in South Asia

Author : Meghna Sabharwal
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439869138
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Public Administration in South Asia written by Meghna Sabharwal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A state-of-the-art, one-stop resource, Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan examines public administration issues and advances in the Indian subcontinent. The book fulfills a critical need. These nations have the largest public administration programs in South Asia, yet existing knowledge on them is fragmented at best. Bringing together leading scholars from these countries, this book provides both an insider perspective and a scholarly look at the challenges and accomplishments in the region. Focusing on the machinery of government, the book explores questions such as: What is the history of public administration development? How are major decisions made in the agencies? Why are anti-corruption efforts so much a challenge? What is the significance of intergovernmental relations? What is the success of administrative reform? What are examples of successful social development programs? How successful is e-government, and what are its challenges? Why is civil service reform difficult to achieve? How is freedom of information being used as a means to combat corruption and invoke grassroots activism? What can be learned from the successes and failures? While public administration practice and education have become considerably professionalized in the last decade, a sufficiently in-depth and well-rounded reference on public administration in these countries is sorely lacking. Most available books tackle only aspects of public administration such as administrative reforms, civil service, economic developments, or public policy, and are country specific. None provide the in-depth analysis of the sphere of public action in South Asia found in this book. It supplies an understanding of how public administration can be either the source of, or solution to, so many of the problems and achievements in the Indian subcontinent.

Civil Life, Globalization and Political Change in Asia

Author : Robert P. Weller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134291094
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Book Synopsis Civil Life, Globalization and Political Change in Asia by : Robert P. Weller

Download or read book Civil Life, Globalization and Political Change in Asia written by Robert P. Weller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academics and policy makers have grown increasingly interested in the ways that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) may encourage better governance, democratic politics, and perhaps ultimately a global civil society. In Civil Life,Globalization and Political Change in Asia, Robert Weller has brought together an international group of experts on the subject, whose chapters address these questions through a series of extensive case studies from East and Southeast Asia including Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia

Author : Ishtiaq Jamil
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030360121
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia written by Ishtiaq Jamil and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores and analyzes gender mainstreaming in South Asia. Gender mainstreaming as a concept is about removing disparities between men and women – about equal access to resources, inclusion and participation in the public sphere, representation in government, and empowerment, all with the aim of achieving equal opportunities for men and women in family life, society, administration, politics, and the economy. The challenges of gender mainstreaming in South Asia are huge, especially in the contexts of patriarchal, religious, and caste-based social norms and values. Men’s dominance in politics, administration, and economic activities is distinctly visible. Women have been subservient to the policy preferences of their male counterparts. However, in recent years, more women are participating in politics at the local and national levels, in administration, and in formal economic activities. Have gender equality and equity been ensured in South Asia? This book focuses on how gender-related issues are incorporated into policy formulation and governance, how they have fared, what challenges they have encountered when these policies were put into practice, and their implications and fate in the context of five South Asian countries. The authors have used varied frameworks to analyze gender mainstreaming at the micro and macro levels. Written from public administration and political science perspectives, the book provides an overview of the possibilities and constraints of gender mainstreaming in a region, which is not only diverse in ethnicity and religion, but also in economic progress, political culture, and the state of governance.

Challenges to Local Governance in the Pandemic Era

Author : John S. Moolakkattu
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527581756
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Challenges to Local Governance in the Pandemic Era written by John S. Moolakkattu and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the question of local governance and inter-governmental coordination to the centre of public administration. There is a general feeling across the world that the local government space is critical in managing pandemics. This volume is a collection of articles on the experiences of the local governments in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the focus is on South Asia, especially India, it also provides perspectives on Europe, Africa and Latin America. The book will appeal to researchers, policy makers and practitioners who are interested in the interface between public health and local governance, particularly during emergencies. It also provides clues about the design of sustainable policy and governance, including the type of intergovernmental relations that should emerge in the post-COVID situation.

Civil Society in Southeast Asia

Author : Lee Hock Guan
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9789812302588
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Civil Society in Southeast Asia written by Lee Hock Guan and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2004 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the relevance of civil society to people empowerment, effective governance, and deepening democracy? This book addresses this question by examining the activities and public participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the areas of religion, ethnicity, gender and the environment. Examples are taken from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. State regimes' attempts to co-opt the concept or reject it as alien to "Asian values" have apparently not turned out as expected. This is evident from the fact that many Southeast Asian citizens are inspired by the civil society concept and now engage in public discourse and participation. The experience of civil society in Southeast Asia shows that its impact -- or lack of impact -- on democratization and democracy depends on a variety of factors not only within civil society itself, but also within the state.

Water Governance and Civil Society Responses in South Asia

Author : N. C. Narayanan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317559878
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Book Synopsis Water Governance and Civil Society Responses in South Asia by : N. C. Narayanan

Download or read book Water Governance and Civil Society Responses in South Asia written by N. C. Narayanan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses paradigm shifts in water policy and governance, and examines the role of civil society organizations in influencing public policy, while focusing on social equity and democratic participation. It illustrates a range of interesting developments in policy formulation, donor–state nexus, and interventions by civil society and voluntary organizations. The collection of articles provides a comprehensive and current narrative of the state–society relations in South Asia under neoliberal governance reforms, their implications and key responses with regard to water policies. Using case studies, it closely investigates the impact, effectiveness, drawbacks and challenges faced by voluntary organizations and social movements working at various levels in the water sector. The work will interest researchers and students of development studies, environmental studies, natural resource management, water governance, and public administration, as also water sector professionals, policymakers, civil society activists and governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Poverty and Governance in South Asia

Author : Syeda Parnini
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317584643
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Poverty and Governance in South Asia written by Syeda Parnini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across South Asia in the last two decades, there has been widespread emphasis on governance reforms aiming to reduce poverty through Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The recent development agenda has had great impact over the region , and this book finds that it largely widens the gap between the rich and poor, which combined with rising inflation, contributes to political instability. The book analyses the discourses of development agenda and governance crisis and provides a survey of the region by not only focusing on India, Pakistan and Bangladesh but also on the smaller countries in the region, such as Bhutan. Explaining three components of the development agenda as criteria for economic development – poverty reduction, governance reforms and civil society participation through liberal democracy – this book explores the consequences of the neo-liberal democracy and recent development agenda coupled with governance reforms. This work argues that the political economy of South Asia is largely derived from experiences of historical colonialism and recent changes driven by contemporary rise of India as a global power after the triumph of new-liberal democracy and market capitalism in the post-cold war era. It proposes a strengthening of the instruments of endogenous governance and people's participation in South Asian countries to reduce poverty through MDGs and other development goals in combination with top-down and bottom up approaches. Offering an understanding of governance and development in the context of the South Asia, this book will be of interest to academics in the fields of Political Economics, International Development Studies, Political Science, and Governance Studies, as well as policy makers.

Educating Marginalized Communities in East and Southeast Asia

Author : Khun Eng Kuah
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 131720302X
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Book Synopsis Educating Marginalized Communities in East and Southeast Asia by : Khun Eng Kuah

Download or read book Educating Marginalized Communities in East and Southeast Asia written by Khun Eng Kuah and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the enshrinement by the United Nations in 1948 of education as a universal human right, and despite the ideals espoused in the Education for All declaration in Dakar in 1990, it is patently clear that these ideals remain far from realized for a substantial portion of humankind. Especially at risk are vulnerable segments of society such as women, migrants, refugees, rural populations, ethnic minorities, and the financially disadvantaged. This book centres on efforts to provide education to these marginalized populations in the East and Southeast Asian region. Of particular interest are questions of financing and control. As various governments have struggled to manage the escalating costs of building schools, training teachers and educating students, the topic of public private partnerships in educational provision has assumed growing importance. The seven chapters presented here highlight a variety of partnerships among state, civil society and non-government organisations (NGOs).

Mapping Governance Innovations

Author : Sangita Dhal
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 104010861X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Governance Innovations written by Sangita Dhal and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-21 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the nature, success, and challenges of governance innovations in South Asia. It compares innovations and reforms that have been undertaken specifically in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It examines how these South Asian nations have fared in promoting the values of good governance both at the national and local levels. The volume focuses mainly on three themes innovations and reforms in public administration, e-governance, public service delivery and innovations in local governance. It assesses how South Asian countries have sought to mitigate the challenges of governance and overcome the obstacles that characterized the transition from the old, traditional architecture of governance to the new and modern technologically enabled models of governance. Lucid and topical, this book will be of great interest to scholars of politics, public administration and governance, public policy, public management, international relations, development studies, and related social science disciplines.

Non-State Actors and Transnational Governance in Southeast Asia

Author : Shaun Breslin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000507548
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis Non-State Actors and Transnational Governance in Southeast Asia by : Shaun Breslin

Download or read book Non-State Actors and Transnational Governance in Southeast Asia written by Shaun Breslin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the focus on national governments as the main providers of different forms of transnational governance in Southeast Asia is entirely understandable, such a focus can significantly underestimate the roles played by non-state actors. This comprehensive collection provides five different case studies that explore in detail how these governance forms work in different policy arenas. While previous studies have noted the way that non-state actors act as pressure or advisory groups, lobbying or advising states and regional organisations, this book explores how they are now more actively involved in a variety of cross-border networked forms of coordination, providing standards, rules and practices that other actors voluntarily abide by. The chapters in this volume reveal variations in the architecture of transnational governance, why they emerge, the modes of social co-ordination through which they work to shape actor behaviour and achieve impact, their normative implications, and how these governance schemes intersect with state and national regulatory frameworks. The authors point to the importance of looking beyond arrangements established through intergovernmental mechanisms in order to gain a full understanding of how international interactions are organised in Southeast Asia. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary Asia.

Managing for Change

Author : John Hailey
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134201060
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Managing for Change written by John Hailey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An increasing proportion of the world's poor is dependent on NGOs for the support the state cannot or will not provide, but little has been written to analyze or guide best management practice, which is so critical to their success. Managing for Change addresses the key operational issues facing NGO managers, drawing lessons from the reality of southern NGOs. It explores areas such as the formation of strategy, effective NGO leadership, the handling of donor relations, staff motivation and development, and the management styles most appropriate to crises and change.