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This book provides an analysis of the urban government system in Bangladesh, focusing on its upper tier, the City Corporation (CC), and the institutional and legal frameworks within which it operates. Along with a discussion of the scale and magnitude of urbanization, the book presents a comprehensive analysis of the reform agendas of CCs including their functional assignments, local political leadership, local control over administration and service delivery, local fiscal autonomy and local financial management, and local participation and accountability mechanisms. Very few efforts have been taken to analyze the comprehensive reform agenda required to make the CCs effectively discharge their duties and responsibilities in the context of Bangladesh. This book therefore not only fills this gap in the literature, but also provides recommendations on each reform agenda.
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Table of contents
- Reforming Urban Governance in Bangladesh
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Brief History of Urban Governance in Bangladesh
- 3 Scale and Magnitude of Urbanization in Bangladesh
- 4 Intergovernmental Structure and Functional Assignments of City Corporations
- 5 Effective Local Political Structures and Leadership
- 6 Local Administrative Powers of City Corporations
- 7 Local Fiscal Autonomy of City Corporations
- 8 Local Participation and Accountability
- 9 Conclusion and Recommendations
- Appendices
- References
- Index