Introduction 13
Part One : Public Policy, Administration and Governance 19
- Public service delivery and multi-level governance: Politics and the room for innovation 21
Subrata K. Mitra
2. Good Governance in Bangladesh: A Post-Colonial Encounter
Md. Mizanur Rahman 35
Md. Alauddin
3. Public Participation towards the Democratic Governance in Bangladesh 45
Bibi Morium
4. Governance of Upazila Parishad in the Context of Globalization 57
Ranjan Kumar Guha
5. Urban Development and Urban Policy in Bangladesh 69
Md Golam Mehedi Hasan
Jong Youl Lee
6. Localizing Public Service Delivery in Bangladesh:
The Gap between Policy and Practice 79
Ferdous Arfina Osman
7. Japan-USA Relations in the Postwar Period: Learning for Bangladesh 105
Proshanta Kumer Sarker
8. Rural Development in the Contemporary 113
Globalized World: Boon or Bane
Md. Mizanur Rahman
9. Higher Education in Selected Public and Private Universities in Chittagong: A Study on the Problem and Challenges in
Ensuring Quality Education 125
Badsha Mia
10. Civil Society and Good Governance in Bangladesh:The strategies of
the civil society to influence the electoral process 139
Shamima Tasnin
11. Knowledge Management for Public Governance: A Review of Kautily’s Perspective 155
Aka Firowz Ahmad
Md. Akram Hossain
12. Defending Finer’s Accountability Argument: Experience of Social Accountability in the Context of the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme in India 169
Pratik Phadukle
Part Two : Political Culture, Media and Governance 179
13. Rethinking Political Culture:Bangladesh Perspective 181
Md. Aklasur Rahaman
Ismat Ara Khushi
14. Political Culture and Governance in Bangladesh 191
M. Nurul Islam
15. Influence of Political Parties in the Judicial Process in Bangladesh 199
Md. Nurul Momen
16. Role of Media and Governance for bridging socio-political barriers:
Japan-Bangladesh perspective 205
Md. Jahangir Alam
17. Emerging Digital Culture of Bangladesh and in Higher Education 221
Muhammed Shahriar Haque
18. Promoting Good Governance Role of Media 233
Md. Mostafizur Rahaman
19. Freedom of Mass Media in Bangladesh: A Quest for Legal Barriers 249
Sharmin Akter
Part Three : Entrepreneurship, E-Governance and Digital Culture 267
20 The State of E-Services Delivery in Bangladesh: Assessing Status through Content Analysis of Selected Government Websites 269
Fouzia Nasreen Sultana
Irin Parvin
21. Information Technology and Changing Practices of Management:
A Study on Small and Medium Scale Industries of Bangladesh 283
Saiful Islam
22. Understanding Citizen’s Intention to Use Mobile Government
Services in Bangladesh: Role of Perceived Good Governance
and Less Corruption 300
Mst Rebeka Sultana
Abdul Rahman Ahlan
23. Bureaucracy and E-government: A study of e-procurement initiatives in Bangladesh 313
Farhina Ahme
Sharif As-Saber
Simon Fry
RFI Smith
24. The role of union information and Service Centres (Uisc) in Developing entrepreneurship 329
Md Gofran Faroqi
