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Good governance and market-based reforms : a study of Bangladesh

Azmat, Fara and Coghill, Ken 2005, Good governance and market-based reforms : a study of Bangladesh, International review of administrative sciences, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 621-638.

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Title Good governance and market-based reforms : a study of Bangladesh
Author(s) Azmat, Fara
Coghill, Ken
Journal name International review of administrative sciences
Volume number 71
Issue number 4
Start page 621
End page 638
Publisher Sage Publications
Place of publication London, England
Publication date 2005
ISSN 0020-8523
0303-965X
1461-7226
Summary ‘Good governance’ is increasingly regarded as pivotal to development in developing countries. The six indicators recognized as the most effective measurement tools of ‘good governance’ across the world are: voice and accountability; political stability and absence of violence; government effectiveness; regulatory quality; rule of law and control of corruption (Kaufmann, Kraay and Lobaton, 2003: 8–9). This paper investigates how lack of ‘good governance’ affects the success and sustainability of the market-based reforms undertaken in the agriculture sector of Bangladesh. The reforms have been associated with increased food grain production, improved food security conditions and easy access by farmers to agricultural inputs. However, a significant problem has arisen recently: the sale of low quality and underweight agricultural inputs sometimes at higher prices has become common. Not only is this problem undermining the positive impact of the reforms, it is also threatening their sustainability. The paper argues that the problems with regulatory quality, rule of law and control of corruption – indicators of good governance – are the underlying reasons for this problem. In the context of increasing pressures from donors to pursue market-based reforms, this paper stresses the need for integrated governance linking government, business and civil society as paramount for promoting good governance for the success and sustainability of the reforms.
Language eng
Field of Research 150308 International Business
Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
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