01752pab a2200205 454500008004000000100001900040245014100059260000900200300001500209362000800224520100400232650003601236650003401272650003401306650002101340773005001361909001101411999001901422952010501441180718b2017   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPanday, Pranab  aDecentralisation without decentralisation: Bangladeshs failed attempt to transfer power from the central government to local governments  c2017  ap.177-188.  aSep  aThis article addresses decentralising initiatives in Bangladesh with reference, first, to significant literature on decentralisation in the context of development and, thereafter, to a particular reform involving the introduction of the Upazila Parishad (UZP) as a potentially important tier of local government. While the reform heralded a possible expansion of local participation and the taking of responsive local action, the functioning of the UZP has not lived up to the promises and expectations. A lack of a proper transfer of power and responsibility to the elected representatives, the existence of centrally-controlled administration and planning, and the extensive interference of politicians and bureaucrats has limited considerably the capacity of the UZP to operate effectively. Only through a reduction of central control and a recasting of local action will it be able to achieve its significant goals and objectives as a vital form of local government and governance. - Reproduced.  aCentral government - Bangladesh  aLocal government - Bangladesh  aDecentralization - Bangladesh  aDecentralization  aAsia Pacific Journal of Public Administration  a116230  c116224d116224  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 39, Issue no: 3pAR116690r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR