This book examines public administration in South Asia in the context of rapid changes and modernization of administrative traditions, thoughts, and practices. The existing literature has, however, not given adequate attention to these developments, at least in a single volume. The book describes both the shared administrative traditions of Bhutan, Bangladesh, China, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, and how far they have adapted their administrative systems to respond to contemporary administrative and governance challenges. The book studies how national civil service reforms have been carried out in each member state of South Asia and how the national civil service acts and different regulations are being implemented, as well as what are the critical factors associated with the implementation of national civil service acts and reform measures in the region.
Chapter One: Introduction: Understanding Civil Service in South Asia
Ishtiaq Jamil, Tek Nath Dhakal and Narendra Raj Paudel
Chapter Two
The Civil Service System in Bhutan
Dhurba Rizal
Chapter Three
The Civil Service System of Bangladesh
Sk.Tawfique M. Haque and M. Mahfuzul Haque
Chapter Four
Civil Service Management in India
Namrata Singh
Chapter Five
Civil Service Management in Nepal
Shree Krishna Shrestha and Narendra Raj Paudel
Chapter Six
The Promise of Representative Bureaucracy and Citizens Trust in the Civil Service in Nepal Ishtiaq Jamil
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