01270pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002100040245004600061260000900107300001100116362000800127520093400135650002601069773004101095180718b2001   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKhanna, Tejendra  aImproving public governance in South Asia  c2001  ap.1-18  aJan  aThe present paper deals with the issue of improvement of public governance in South Asia.  Good governance is a major issue of global concern.  The question of good governance has emerged as one of the major concerns for policy makers and administrators all over the world.  The issue of improvement of public governance demands special attention in South Asia.  This paper pointedly draws our attention to some of the important changes for the present administrative situation in South Asia which in the author's opinion are deterioration in the maintenance of law and order, decline in work culture and internal discipline in public organisations, low productivity in the use of financial resources, high level of corruption and dishonesty, poor accountability of public functionaries and decline in service-ethic and lack of serious political focus and intent aimed at effecting meaningful administrative reforms. - Reproduced  aPublic administration  aAdministration and Management Review