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GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: THE SOUTH ASIAN CONTEXT

Abstract

Public management in South Asia has had a chequered history. Emerging out of a past influenced by foreign domination, the countries of the region were recognized as separate nations after the conclusion of the Second War. Independence brought new challenges and responsibilities, and the region found it extremely difficult to make a complete break from the past, and establish a sound system of governance upon the existing practices and institutions for public management. Political, social, economic and ethnic problems posed formidable obstacles in the way of establishing and reforming institutions, refining processes and strategies of management, and guiding the region toward a more efficient and effective system. Considering the aims and objectives of good governance, this paper establishes the importance of public management as an essential tool in the process. Faced with a variety of political, economic and social problems, the governments of South Asia are striving to keep up with the trend of establishing a system of good governance. This is usually done by streamlining the structure of public management and developing a collaborative relationship between the political leadership and the civil service.

Authors

Huque AS

Journal

International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 24, No. 12, pp. 1289–1297

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

November 30, 2001

DOI

10.1081/pad-100105940

ISSN

0190-0692

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