Inclusive Governance in South Asia

1. Introduction
Nizam Ahmed

2. ‘Lobby Fodder or Fearless Champions?’ The Role of Backbenchers in Holding Government to Account
Ruth Fox

3. Including the Excluded: Government Backbenchers and Opposition in the Parliamentary Process in Bangladesh
Nizam Ahmed

4. Parliamentary Opposition and Government Backbenchers in India
Valerian Rodrigues

5. Government Backbenchers and Opposition in Unsettled Political Environment: The Case of Nepal
Lok Raj Baral

6. The Inclusivity Role of the Judiciary in Bangladesh
Ridwanul Hoque

7. Inclusive Governance for Enhancing Professionalism in Civil Service: The Case of Bangladesh
Asif M. Shahan, Rizwan Khair

8. The Interface Between the Generalists and Professionals: The Indian Experience
Bidyut Chakrabarty

9. Generalists and Specialists Service Career: A Case of the Nepalese Civil Service
Bharat Raj Gautam

10. Social Accountability for Inclusive Governance: The South Asian Experience
Naimur Rahman

11. Public Hearing for Social Accountability: Examining the Rationale and Realities in Bangladesh
Kazi Maruful Islam, Amir M. Nasrullah, Sheela Tasneem Haq

12. Decentralized Planning and Budgeting as Social Accountability Tools: A Study of Social Accountability in Local Government in Bangladesh
Shuvra Chowdhury

13. Democracy, Inclusive Governance and Social Accountability in South Asia
Subhash C. Kashyap

14. Governance for Inclusive Development in South and East Asia: A Comparison of India and China
Bill Chou, Ahmed Shafiqul Huque

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Public Policy, Governance and Government, Development Policy, Asian Politics, Public Administration