000			01635pab a2200193 454500
008			180718b2017 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aPanday, Pranab
245			_aDecentralisation without decentralisation: Bangladeshs failed attempt to transfer power from the central government to local governments
260			_c2017
300			_ap.177-188.
362			_aSep
520			_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.
650			_aCentral government - Bangladesh
650			_aLocal government - Bangladesh
650			_aDecentralization - Bangladesh
650			_aDecentralization
773			_aAsia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
909			_a116230
999			_c116224 _d116224